Definition of hard-pressed - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

stresshaving a lot of difficulty or feeling a lot of pressure

She was hard-pressed to finish the project on time.

beleaguered

overburdened

strained

financeexperiencing financial difficulty or trouble

Many families are hard-pressed during economic downturns.

cash-strapped

impecunious

strapped

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Origin of hard-pressed

English, hard (difficult) + pressed (burdened)

Examples of hard-pressed in a sentence

Borrowers felt hard-pressed by rising interest rates.
Small businesses are hard-pressed to survive.
Farmers are hard-pressed after the drought.

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French:sous pression, ...
German:unter großem Druck stehend, finanziell belastet, ...
Italian:in difficoltà, in crisi, ...
Spanish:presionado, ...
Portuguese:sob pressão, aflito, ...
Chinese:压力山大的, 经济拮据的, ...
Japanese:苦境にある, 経済的に困難な, ...
Arabic:مضغوط, مُتَعَثِّرٌ مالِيًّا, ...
Hebrew:נָתוּן בַּלַּחַץ, לָחוּץ כַּלְכָּלִית, ...
Russian:испытывающий трудности, испытывающий финансовые трудности, ...
Ukrainian:у скруті, у скрутному становищі, ...
Hindi:दबाव में, आर्थिक तंगी से जूझता, ...
Bengali:চাপের মধ্যে, অর্থকষ্টগ্রস্ত, ...
Catalan:angoixat, endeutat, ...
Czech:přetížený, finančně tísněný, ...
Danish:presset, økonomisk presset, ...
Dutch:onder grote druk staan, moeilijk, ...
Greek:πιεσμένος, οικονομικά πιεσμένος, ...
Hungarian:szorongatott, szorult, ...
Khmer:រងសម្ពាធខ្លាំង, ខ្វះខាតផ្នែកហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ, ...
Korean:어려움을 겪는, 재정적으로 어려운, ...
Persian:تحت فشار, تنگدست, ...
Polish:przyciśnięty do muru, w trudnej sytuacji, ...
Portuguese (BR):pressionado, apertadas, ...
Romanian:presat, în dificultate, ...
Swedish:pressad, ekonomiskt pressad, ...
Thai:ลำบากใจ, ขัดสน, ...
Turkish:zor durumda, mali sıkıntı içinde, ...
Vietnamese:khó khăn, túng quẫn, ...

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