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hard-pressed

  (härd'prĕst')
adj.

Experiencing great difficulty or distress: financially hard-pressed.


 
 
Idioms: hard pressed

Overburdened, put upon, as in With all these bills to pay we find ourselves hard pressed. [c. 1800]


 
Antonyms: hard-pressed

adj

Definition: in difficulty
Antonyms: untroubled


 
WordNet: hard-pressed
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
  Synonyms: distressed, hard put, in a bad way, in trouble


 
Translations: Translations for: Hard-pressed

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tæt forfulgt, hårdt presset, i knibe

Nederlands (Dutch)
onder druk staand, veel moeite hebbend

Français (French)
adj. - pressé, sous pression

Deutsch (German)
adj. - hart bedrängt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δεινοπαθών

Italiano (Italian)
alle strette

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - assediado, molestado

Русский (Russian)
в трудном положении

Español (Spanish)
adj. - estar en apuros, apremiado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - i knipa

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
窘迫的, 困难中的, 工作繁重的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 窘迫的, 困難中的, 工作繁重的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 압박 당한, 쫓기고 있는, 곤경에 빠진

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 困窮した, せっぱつまった

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) تحت ضغط شديد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בלחץ, בקשיים‬


 
 

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