Dictionary Check: distress
"distress" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
noun
psychological suffering
Example:
"the death of his wife caused him great distress"
noun
a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)
Example:
"a ship in distress"
noun
extreme physical pain
Example:
"the patient appeared to be in distress"
noun
the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
Example:
"Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien"
verb
bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
verb
cause mental pain to
Example:
"The news of her child's illness distressed the mother"
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