wikipedia|dab=distress
English
Pronunciation
IPA|/dɪ�stɹ�s/, SAMPA|/dI"strEs/
audio|en-us-distress.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�s|-�s

Etymology
From OF. destresse (French: détresse).

Noun
distress

1. (Cause of) discomfort
2. Serious danger

#:Three ships were in distress that night.

Translations
trans-top|(cause of) discomfort
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Icelandic: óþægindi n
Kurdish: KUchar|ب��ار�����, KUchar|دڵ ت���گ�
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trans-top|Serious danger
trans-mid
Icelandic: vá f, stórhætta f
Kurdish: KUchar|Ø´Ú�
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ttbc|Spanish: inconforme, en serio peligro

Verb
en-verb|distress|es

1. To cause strain or anxiety to someone
2. to retain someone's property against the payment of a debt
3. to treat an object, such as an antique, to give it an appearance of age

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