'distress' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'distress' with 6 example sentences.
- distress noun
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: psychological suffering
: a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)
: extreme physical pain
: the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
- distress verb
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: bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
: cause mental pain to
The ship sent distress signals in Morse code.
Famine caused great distress among the people.
He remained there for four years. Great joy and distress awaited him.
Our hearts go out to all in distress this night.
I'm distressed by the daily squabbles.
Two in distress make sorrow less.