The phrase "acutely distressed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who is experiencing a high level of emotional or mental distress.
Example: "After hearing the news, she felt acutely distressed and struggled to compose herself."
Alternatives: "deeply troubled" or "intensely upset".
Custody suites are scary places, especially at night and unacceptably so for an acutely distressed child.
Member states such as Portugal, Spain, and Ireland are also acutely distressed financially and engaged in swingeing austerity programmes.
Her entire journey from Coventry to her home in Harlow was several hours and she was forced to urinate on herself, a situation which left her acutely distressed and humiliated.
Since the early hours of Wednesday morning, St Clements Church has been taking in "acutely distressed" residents.
Patients who appeared acutely distressed or were holding a child were not approached.
This was particularly relevant when considering the referral of acutely distressed patients or those with pre-existing conditions.
The generalisability of the findings to severely suicidal individuals is also limited, given that acutely suicidal or highly distressed callers were specifically not invited to participate.
Patient should be first scanned in the supine position concentrating on the midline and right upper quadrant, then in the left lateral decubitus and prone position [5, 12], although it seems impractical for uncooperative, distressed patients or acutely ill patients, who often have an ileus [8].
In the first a Parisian student (Jean-Claude Brialy) returns to a bleak, acutely observed village to save a distressed, alcoholic boyhood friend (Gérard Blain).
You are distressed because they are distressed.
