Distress

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

dɪˈstɹɛs

Definitions

Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
countable, uncountable
A cause of such discomfort.
countable, uncountable
Serious danger.
countable, uncountable
An aversive state of stress to which a person cannot fully adapt.
countable, uncountable
A seizing of property without legal process to force payment of a debt.
countable, uncountable
The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction.
countable, uncountable

Equivalents

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العربيةالضّيق شقوة ضيقكربة محنة مضايقة

Българскибеда бедствие

Bosanskibaj bu čemerjad pena stiska беда горе јад опасност стиска чемер шал

Catalàaflicció angoixa angúnia

Dansknødsituation ubehag

Ελληνικάαγωνία αναστατώνω απελπισίααπελπισμός δυσχέρεια θλίβω κατάσχω κίνδυνος στενοχώρια στενοχωρώ συμφορά συντριβή

Esperantoangorigi angoro

Suomiahdinko ahdinkotila ahdistaahätä merihätä tuska ulosmitata ulosotto vanhentaa

Gaeilgeangar crá cráigh

Gàidhligairc iomagain

עבריתמצוקה מצר

हिन्दीआपदा कठिनाई किलसक्वाथ ज़रर तनाव त्रास दुःख दुर्गति परेशानी बाधा विपत्ति शोच संकट

Hrvatskibaj bu čemerjad pena stiska беда горе јад опасност стиска чемер шал

Magyarbaj bánat búbúbánat elszomorít gyötrelem ínség lefoglal lefoglalás lehangol nyomaszt szükség végrehajt végrehajtás vesz

Bahasa Indonesiadistres gawat tekanan

Íslenskaóþægindi vá

Italianoaddolorare angoscia angustiareantichizzare confiscare difficoltà logorare miseria pena pericolo pignorare sconforto tormentare

日本語ディストレス不快ストレス困厄愁痛み苦痛茨遭難阨

한국어고뇌

Kurdîbadîre baj bûbûn cendere Elend mihnet nod not pena va

Latinaaerumna degravo morbusnecessitudo pressura tribulatio

Te Reo Māoriahotea āwangawanga hūhi

Македонскибеда болка макаопасност страдање

Nederlandsbenauwen druk onder druk zettenstress

Polskibieda aż piszczy gnębić martwićniebezpieczeństwo niepokoić prześladować rozpacz rozpaczanie starzec zagrożenie

Portuguêsangustiar desconforto desgastarpenhorar perigo

Românăderanja pericol primejdiesuferință

Русскийбеда бедствие горенесчастье старить трево́жить

Shqipshqetësoj

Српскиbaj bu čemerjad pena stiska беда горе јад опасност стиска чемер шал

Svenskabekymmer ledsamhet nödnödläge nödsituation nödställdhet obehag

Kiswahilidhiki

Türkçeazap badire buncendere ilinti ızdırap kahır kaygı mihnet sıkıntı

Українськагоре загроза ли́хонебезпека стражда́ння шал

Tiếng Việtách nạn khổ não khốn kiếpmạt kiếp

Examples

“To heighten his distress, he is approached by his wife, and bitterly upbraided for his perfidy in concealing from her his former connexions (with that unhappy girl who is here present ⟳ with her child, the innocent offspring of her amours, fainting at the sight of his misfortunes, being unable to relieve him farther), and plunging her into those difficulties she never shall be able to surmount.”

“At any other time Jessamy would have ⟳ laughed at the expressions that chased each other over his freckled face ⟳: crossness left over from his struggle ⟳ with the baby; incredulity; distress; and finally delight.”

“I immediately considered that this must be some ship in distress, and that they had some comrade, or some other ship in company, and fired these gun for signals of distress, and to obtain ⟳ help ⟳.”

“At length they perceived a little cottage; two persons in the decline ⟳ of life dwelt in this desert, who were always ready to give ⟳ every assistance in their power to their fellow-creatures in distress.”

“If he were not paid, he would straight go and take ⟳ a distress of goods and cattle.”

“The distress thus taken must be proportioned to the thing distrained for.”

CEFR level

C1

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

distress merchandise distress purchase distress sale distress signal Distressed distressedness

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