Distress | Mean of distress in English Dictionary
/dɪˈstrɛs/
- Noun
- unhappiness or pain
- 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.
- The new drug can cause abdominal/gastric distress. [=stomach pain]
- a cry of distress
- He was clearly in distress [=very upset] upon hearing the news.
- a very difficult situation in which you do not have enough money, food, etc.
- She's chosen to devote her life to helping those in distress. [=in trouble, in need]
- Donations were given to families in (financial) distress.
- a state of danger or desperate need
- The ship was in distress. [=the ship was possibly going to sink]
- The Coast Guard responded to the ship's distress signal/call. [=signal or call for help]
- Verb
- to worry or upset (someone)
- The news distressed [=disturbed] her.
- I was distressed to learn that the hospital had closed.
Những từ liên quan với DISTRESS
concern, perplexity, affliction, headache, heartbreak, anguish, blues, shame, dejection, pang, desolation