distress
US /dɪˈstrɛs/
・UK /dɪ'stres/
B1
noun
- State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
- Condition of danger or emergency
- State of lacking money and basic needs
- The seizure of someone’s property in order to obtain payment of rent or other money owed.
- Condition of physical illness, pain or suffering
verb
- To cause someone anxiety or sadness
- To be in financial trouble
other
- To cause suffering to.
- To seize (goods) to satisfy a debt.
other
- Great suffering of body or mind.
- A state of danger or desperate need.
Examples
the distress that she felt when her parents argued The animals suffer great pain and distress when hunted.
The sinking ship sent out a distress call.