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- DictionaryDis·tress/dəˈstres/
noun
- 1. extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain: "to his distress he saw that she was trembling"
- 2. another term for distraint
verb
- 1. cause (someone) anxiety, sorrow, or pain: "I didn't mean to distress you"
- 2. give (furniture, leather, or clothing) simulated marks of age and wear: "the manner in which leather jackets are industrially distressed"
a situation in which someone is in danger and needs help: an aircraft in distress. distress. verb [ T ] uk / dɪˈstres / us. to make someone feel very upset or worried: It distressed me to see how ill she looked. distressing. adjective. B2. a distressing experience.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English dis‧tress1 /dɪˈstres/ noun [ uncountable] 1 a feeling of extreme unhappiness Luke’s behaviour caused his parents great distress. in distress The girl was crying and clearly in distress. 2 suffering and problems caused by a lack of money, food etc acute financial distress in distress charities t...
adj. afflicted with or suffering distress: distress livestock; distress wheat. caused by or indicative of distress or hardship: distress prices; distress borrowing. v.t. to afflict with great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; trouble; worry; bother. to subject to pressure, stress, or strain;
noun. /dɪˈstrɛs/ [uncountable] a feeling of great worry or unhappiness; great suffering The newspaper article caused the actor considerable distress. She was obviously in distress after the attack. deep emotional distress. Definitions on the go.
Definition of distress in Essential American English Dictionary. distress. noun [ no plural ] us / dɪˈstres/ Add to word list. the feeling of being very upset or worried: The newspaper reports caused her a great deal of distress. the fact of someone or something being in danger and needing help: an aircraft in distress. distress. verb.
Overall, distress signifies a profound state of suffering or anguish arising from adverse experiences or conditions. History and Etymology of 'distress' The noun 'distress' has its etymological roots in the Old French word 'destresse,' which was derived from the Latin word 'districtus.'
Stress was generally considered as being synonymous with distress and dictionaries defined it as “physical, mental, or emotional strain or tension” or “a condition or feeling experienced when a person perceives that demands exceed the personal and social resources the individual is able to mobilize.”