1. (

• straiten ,
• distress

) bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship ;

2. (

• distress

) cause mental pain to; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother" ;

1. (

• distressing ,
• distressful ,
• disturbing ,
• perturbing ,
• troubling ,
• worrisome ,
• worrying

) causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time" ;

2. (

• deplorable ,
• distressing ,
• lamentable ,
• pitiful ,
• sad ,
• sorry

) bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs" ;