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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4287 COCA: 5194

distress
1 distress /dɪˈstrɛs/ noun
1 distress
/dɪˈstrɛs/
noun
Learner's definition of DISTRESS
[noncount]
1 
: unhappiness or pain : suffering that affects the mind or body悲伤；忧虑；痛苦
2 
: a very difficult situation in which you do not have enough money, food, etc.穷困；贫困；困境
3 
of a boat, airplane, etc. : a state of danger or desperate need（船只、飞机等）遇险，遇难，处于紧急情况

damsel in distress

— see damsel
2 distress /dɪˈstrɛs/ verb
distresses; distressed; distressing
2 distress
/dɪˈstrɛs/
verb
distresses; distressed; distressing
Learner's definition of DISTRESS
[+ object]
: to worry or upset (someone)（使）担忧，苦恼，心烦
— usually used as (be) distressed通常用作(be) distressed

— distressing

adjective [more distressing; most distressing]

— distressingly

adverb
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4287 COCA: 5194

distress

1 of 3

noun

dis·​tress di-ˈstres How to pronounce distress (audio)
1
law
a
: seizure and detention of the goods of another as pledge (see pledge entry 1 sense 1) or to obtain satisfaction of a claim by the sale of the goods seized
b
: something that is distrained
2
a
: pain or suffering affecting the body, a bodily part, or the mind : trouble
gastric distress
The patient showed no obvious signs of distress.
severe emotional distress
voiced their distress over the delays
b
: a painful situation : misfortune
3
: a state of danger or desperate need
a ship in distress

distress

2 of 3

verb

distressed; distressing; distresses

transitive verb

1
: to subject to great strain or difficulties
homes distressed by poverty
2
archaic : to force or overcome by inflicting pain
3
: to cause to worry or be troubled : upset
don't let the news distress you
4
: to mar (something, such as clothing or wood) deliberately to give an effect of age
a distressed table
distressed jeans
distressingly
di-ˈstre-siŋ-lē How to pronounce distress (audio)
adverb

distress

3 of 3

adjective

1
: offered for sale at a loss
distress merchandise
2
: involving distress goods
a distress sale

Synonyms

Noun

Verb

Choose the Right Synonym for distress

distress, suffering, misery, agony mean the state of being in great trouble.

distress implies an external and usually temporary cause of great physical or mental strain and stress.

the hurricane put everyone in great distress

suffering implies conscious endurance of pain or distress.

the suffering of famine victims

misery stresses the unhappiness attending especially sickness, poverty, or loss.

the homeless live with misery every day

agony suggests pain too intense to be borne.

in agony over the death of their child

Example Sentences

Noun Citizens voiced their distress over delays in fixing the problem. The patient showed no obvious signs of distress. He suffered severe emotional distress as a result of the accident. Verb don't let all the bad news distress you
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The Northwest Seaplanes flight, carrying Hilty's family members and others from Friday Harbor in the San Juan Islands en route to a Seattle suburb, went down in the waters of the Puget Sound on Sunday afternoon without sending a distress call. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2022 The 40-foot boat had set sail from Lisbon, Portugal, on Sunday morning, and sent a distress signal just before 9 p.m. on Monday, Reuters reported, citing the coast guard. Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 4 Aug. 2022 The sailor, who has been identified by Spanish news media as Laurent Camprubi, sent out a distress signal on Monday when his sailboat, the Jeanne SOLO Sailor, capsized about 14 miles from the coast of Spain’s Sisargas Islands. Paulina Villegas, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2022 Our intrepid explorers receive a distress signal from fellow Starfleet ship the U.S.S. Constellation and rush to its aid. Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2022 The Spanish coast guard said the 40-foot Jeanne Solo Sailor sent out the distress signal just before 8:30 p.m. (2 p.m. ET) about 14 miles from the Sisargas Islands off Spain’s northwestern Galicia region. Sara Mhaidli, NBC News, 4 Aug. 2022 Upside down – An upside-down flag is considered a distress signal. Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 30 June 2022 Then, a human yowl cuts through with the urgency of a distress signal. New York Times, 27 June 2022 The adult crane was doing its unique distress call, warning its offspring, known as a colt, of a potential threat. Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2022
Verb
Dogs can detect sound frequencies between two and three times higher than humans can, so loud noises can easily distress them. Griffin Wiles, The Indianapolis Star, 1 July 2022 Fireworks can distress and cause problems for animals, people at home, and those with post-traumatic stress disorder, said Brockton City Council President John Lally. Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2022 In their zeal to prepare for a shooting emergency on their campuses, school districts across the nation have gravitated toward hyperreal simulations like these, despite some experts’ concerns that the realism may distress or traumatize kids. Laura Newberrystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2022 The rapidly aging population and shrinking workforce could severely distress China's economic and social stability. Nectar Gan And Steve George, CNN, 1 Dec. 2021 In 2017, a ship from the aid group Sea-Watch responded to distress calls from a sinking migrant boat. Ian Urbina, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2021 Within the last 12 months, to what extent did the following issue(s) cause you distress? Genny Beemyn, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2021 But Brightline trains, many contended, would reduce property values, pose a safety risk from derailments, distress the mental health of students at schools near the tracks and threaten wildlife and wetlands in and near the community. Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com, 20 July 2021 His back legs kept giving out, too, which appeared to distress him. Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 27 May 2021
Adjective
But the policy itself, which requires all patients who test positive to be isolated, including young children and babies, has caused significant levels distress among parents. Simone Mccarthy And Yong Xiong, CNN, 4 Apr. 2022 The post-distress investing segment is particularly attractive right now. George Schultze, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2021 The attractiveness of investing in both public and private post-distress equities in this part of the cycle will likely remain very interesting for the medium-term. George Schultze, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2021 Both of these post-distress firms still look attractive on an after-tax cash flow basis versus their peers. George Schultze, Forbes, 16 Apr. 2021 Going forward, many more firms emerging from the COVID crisis will have large NOLs that can benefit their post-distress shareholders. George Schultze, Forbes, 16 Apr. 2021 Thys didn’t hang any of the flags upside down, but these are clearly distress symbols. Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun, Verb, and Adjective

Middle English destresse, from Anglo-French destresce, from Vulgar Latin *districtia, from Latin districtus, past participle of distringere — see distrain

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of distress was in the 13th century

Phrases Containing distress
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4287 COCA: 5194
distress

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + DISTRESS | DISTRESS + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤acute, considerable, deep, extreme, great, immense, severe, significant極端的痛苦；深深的憂傷；巨大的創痛；苦楚滿腹；苦不堪言▸➤genuine, real真正的痛苦➤obvious明顯的悲傷▸➤unnecessary (especially BrE) 不必要的憂傷➤general一般的痛苦▸➤emotional, mental, moral, personal, physical, psychological感情上的痛苦；精神痛苦；個人的憂傷；皮肉之苦；心理上的痛苦◇the physical distress of hunger飢餓之苦◇the personal distress associated with unemployment失業引致的個人愁苦➤economic, financial, social經濟困境；財政困難；社會困境◇The causes of social distress include inadequate housing.造成社會困境的原因包括住房不足。➤marital, relationship (both NAmE) 婚姻／情感困境◇an unhappy young couple in acute relationship distress一對處於嚴重情感困境的不快樂的年輕夫婦VERB + DISTRESS➤cause (sb)造成（某人）痛苦▸➤experience, feel, suffer經歷痛苦；感到苦惱；遭受痛苦◇the distress that she felt when her parents argued她父母爭吵時她感到的苦惱◇The animals suffer great pain and distress when hunted.動物被獵捕時會遭受巨大的痛苦。➤show (signs of)表現出悲痛（跡象）◇She seemed calm and showed no signs of distress.她似乎很平靜，看不出任何悲痛的跡象。➤hide隱藏痛苦◇He tried to hide his distress, but the tremor in his voice was unmistakable.他盡力掩飾自己的悲痛，但是顫抖的聲音卻無疑表明了一切。➤express表達悲哀◇Hall expressed his distress at the court's failure to uphold his rights.霍爾對法庭沒能維護他的權利表達了悲哀。➤avoid避免痛苦➤alleviate, ease, reduce, relieve減輕／緩和／減少／消除痛苦➤see, sense看出／覺察到痛苦◇She saw the distress in Christy's eyes.她從克里斯蒂的眼中看到了痛苦。◇Sensing her distress, Luke walked over and patted her shoulder.盧克感到她在痛苦之中，於是走過去拍了拍她的肩膀。DISTRESS + NOUN➤call, signal遇險信號；求救信號◇The sinking ship sent out a distress call.下沉的船隻發出遇險信號。PREPOSITION➤in distress在危險中◇The child was clearly in distress.孩子顯然處於危險之中。◇a ship in distress遇險的船➤to sb's distress令某人苦惱的是◇He dropped out of college, to his family's distress.他退學了，這讓他的家人很苦惱。➤distress at因⋯而悲痛◇her obvious distress at hearing such bad news聽到這麼壞的消息時她臉上明顯的悲痛➤distress over因⋯的悲痛◇The president issued a statement expressing her distress over the affair.總統發表聲明表達她對這件事的悲痛。PHRASES➤a damsel in distress落難女子◇medieval ballads about a knight saving a damsel in distress關於騎士搭救落難女子的中世紀民謠➤a source of distress苦惱的來源◇Getting old is a source of distress to men as well as women.不管是男人還是女人，變老同樣都是造成其苦惱的一個原因。

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