distress

[US]/dɪˈstres/
[UK]/dɪˈstres/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.sorrow, pain, sadness
poverty, hardship
danger, difficulty, crisis
vt.cause pain, cause sadness

Phrases & Collocations

in distress

show distress

emotional distress

financial distress

respiratory distress

respiratory distress syndrome

fetal distress

mental distress

distress signal

distress call

chest distress

Example Sentences

be a great distress to sb.

be distressed by thirst

distress merchandise; a distress sale.

distressed furniture; distressed denim.

beaming a distress signal into space.

vessels in distress on or near the coast.

I didn't mean to distress you.

women in distressed circumstances.

a distressed leather jacket.

a distressing situation for all of them

be distressed at some sad news

Please don't distress yourself.

Marie felt her distress ebbing away.

to his distress he saw that she was trembling.

I was distressed at the news of his death.

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