distress
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ˈdÉĒst
dist
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rɛs
res
/dÉĒstɹˈɛs/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "distress"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻŦāĻŋāώāĻžāĻĻāĻ—ā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ•āĻˇā§āϟ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to cause someone difficulty or hardship, particularly financial struggles or emotional turmoil
Transitive: to distress sb
to distress definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The unexpected medical expenses distressed the family, causing them to worry about their finances.
āĻ…āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āϚāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋā§ŽāϏāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰāϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāώāĻžāĻĻāĻ—ā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ⧈āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĻ⧁āσāĻ–āĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make someone feel worried, sad, or hurt
Transitive: to distress sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The loud arguments in the house distressed the children.
āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻœā§‹āϰ⧇ āϤāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώāĻžāĻĻāĻ—ā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŋāώāĻžāĻĻ, āĻ•āĻˇā§āϟ

a state of extreme emotional pain or suffering
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company faced financial distress.
āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āφāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻ‚āĻ•āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§€āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻ‚āĻ•āϟ, āϜāϰ⧁āϰāĻŋ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž

a situation where an airplane, ship, etc. requires help because it is in serious danger
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The distress signal from the sinking ship was picked up by nearby vessels.
āĻĄā§āĻŦ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āϜāĻžāĻšāĻžāϜ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻ āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧇āϤ āĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻŋ āϜāĻžāĻšāĻžāϜ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ—ā§ƒāĻšā§€āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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the act of seizing and holding property as security for debt or to satisfy a claim

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Distress of the debtor's goods was ordered by the court.
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intense physical pain or suffering

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She gasped in distress as the burn worsened.

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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