distress

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɪˈstɹɛs/, SAMPA: /dI"strEs/
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• Hyphenation: dis‧tress

Noun

Singular distress

Plural none

1. (uncountable) (Cause of) unhappiness.
2. (uncountable) Serious danger.

   Three ships were in distress that night.

Verb

Plain form distress

Third-person singular distresses

Past tense distressed

Past participle distressed

Present participle distressing

1. (transitive) To make somebody feel suffering and grief.

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