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- noundistress (noun)
- extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain:"to his distress he saw that she was trembling"
- the state of a ship or aircraft when in danger or difficulty and needing help:"vessels in distress on or near the coast"
- suffering caused by lack of money or the basic necessities of life:"the poor were helped in their distress"
- medicinea state of physical strain, exhaustion, or, in particular, breathing difficulty:"they said the baby was in distress"
- lawanother term for distraint
verbdistress (verb) · distresses (third person present) · distressed (past tense) · distressed (past participle) · distressing (present participle)- cause (someone) anxiety, sorrow, or pain:"I didn't mean to distress you" · "he was distressed to find that Anna would not talk to him"
- give (furniture, leather, or clothing) simulated marks of age and wear:"the manner in which leather jackets are industrially distressed"
OriginMiddle English: from Old French destresce (noun), destrecier (verb), based on Latin distringere ‘stretch apart’.Similar and Opposite Wordsnoun- extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain:
- the state of a ship or aircraft when in danger or difficulty and needing help:
- suffering caused by lack of money or the basic necessities of life:
verb- cause (someone) anxiety, sorrow, or pain:
- give (furniture, leather, or clothing) simulated marks of age and wear:
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- Upsetting or worryingLearn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.Meaning of distressing in English distressing adjective uk / dɪˈstres.ɪŋ / us / dɪˈstres.ɪŋ / (US also distressful) Add to word list B2 upsetting or worrying:dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/distress…distressing - causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"www.thefreedictionary.com/distressinggreat mental or physical suffering, such as extreme anxiety, sadness, or pain, or the state of being in danger or urgent need:dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/distress
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