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distress
[dih-stres]
noun
great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
distress over his mother's illness.
Synonyms: , , ,Antonyms:a state of extreme necessity or misfortune.
After the stock market crash, he found himself in great financial distress.
Synonyms: ,the state of a ship or airplane requiring immediate assistance, as when on fire in transit.
that which causes pain, suffering, trouble, danger, etc..
His willful disobedience was a distress to his parents.
liability or exposure to pain, suffering, trouble, etc.; danger.
a damsel in distress.
Law.
the legal seizure and detention of the goods of another as security or satisfaction for debt, etc.; the act of distraining.
the thing seized in distraining.
adjective
afflicted with or suffering distress.
distress livestock; distress wheat.
caused by or indicative of distress or hardship.
distress prices; distress borrowing.
verb (used with object)
to afflict with great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; trouble; worry; bother.
It distresses Grandpa when you bring up the war.
to subject to pressure, stress, or strain; embarrass or exhaust by strain.
to be distressed by excessive work.
to compel by pain or force of circumstances.
Her faithlessness distressed him into ending their marriage.
to dent, scratch, or stain (furniture, lumber, or the like) so as to give an appearance of age.
She used an old bicycle chain to distress the surface of the table before applying a deep stain.
distress
/ ɪˈٰɛ /
verb
to cause mental pain to; upset badly
(usually passive) to subject to financial or other trouble
to damage (esp furniture), as by scratching or denting it, in order to make it appear older than it is
law a less common word for distrain
archaicto compel
noun
mental pain; anguish
the act of distressing or the state of being distressed
physical or financial trouble
(of a ship, aircraft, etc) in dire need of help
law
the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of or in satisfaction of a debt, claim, etc; distraint
the property thus seized
( as modifier )
distress merchandise
Other 51Թ Forms
- distressingly adverb
- predistress noun
- 徱ˈٰԲ adverb
- 徱ˈٰԲ adjective
- 徱ˈٰڳܱ adverb
- 徱ˈٰڳܱ adjective
- 徱ˈٰڳܱness noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of distress1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of distress1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“He has been working and making money and helping people beautify their homes, creating beauty and order, and this must be so distressing,” Erde said.
Retail security firm Facewatch, which provides the technology, said: "We acknowledge and understand how distressing this experience must have been and the retailer has since undertaken additional staff training."
Speaking publicly only one Republican lawmaker sounded a note of distress about the episode.
So, she said, she detached the U.S. flag from its pole and hung it upside down — a symbol of distress.
Given South Korea’s history with authoritarianism, Lee argues, the claim to emotional distress isn’t just courtroom theater.
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