noun, verb
noun [U]
1 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
2 suffering and problems caused by not having enough money, food, etc:
economic / financial distress * The charity aims to relieve poverty and distress caused by natural disasters.
3 a situation in which a ship, plane, etc. is in danger or difficulty and needs help:
a distress signal (= a message asking for help) * It is a rule of the sea to help another boat in distress.
IDIOMS see DAMSEL
verb [VN] to make sb feel very worried or unhappy:
It was clear that the letter had deeply distressed her. * Don't distress yourself (= don't worry).
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for distress is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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