Definition: 1. Psychological suffering. 2. A feeling of great worry or unhappiness; great suffering. 3. Extreme physical pain. 4. The seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim. 5. Cause mental pain to.
Use 'distress' in a sentence:
1. The ship sent up distress flares to attract the attention of the coastguard.
2. Tranquillizers help alleviate the distressing symptoms of anxiety.
3. Mark showed no outward signs of distress.
4. Indigestion is a catchall term for any kind of stomach distress.
5. Their dread of bodily injury gave way at once to distress of a different sort.
6. Tom was touched with this pathetic distress.
7. They fired three distress signals.
8. It was clear that the letter had deeply distressed her.
9. Becky roused up from her lethargy of distress and showed good interest in the proceedings.
10. I feel very alone and distressed about my problem.
11. Indigestion is a catch-all term for any kind of stomach distress.
12. His head almost filled the fourth wall of her little room as he knelt near her in distress.
13. It distressed her that she and Charles no longer socialized with old friends.
14. She saw the other's life, and it was sorrow and distress, horror, and wretchedness.
15. He was obviously distressed despite being unconscious.
16. I did not want to frighten or distress the horse.
17. Tom's distress of mind wore off gradually and the toothache grew irksome and was discarded.
18. The newspaper article caused the actor considerable distress.
19. Bullying can indeed be distressing and frightening for those at the receiving end.
20. It grieved me to see the poor man in such distress.
21. Widows seem to experience more distress than widowers.
22. These signals produce the familiar signs of distress: trembling, perspiration and fast-moving feet, just to name three.
23. For forty-eight hours the widow hunted for him everywhere in great distress.
24. Her mouth grew stiff with pain and distress.
25. We all know that silences can be pretty awkward, and research shows that even short disruptions in conversational flow can lead to a sharp rise in distress levels.
26. The crew sent out a distress signal, but there was no explanation of the problem.
27. She witnessed some very distressing scenes.
28. She looked at him in such distress that he had to look away.
29. Widows seem to experience more distress than do widowers.
30. They continue to emit distress calls underwater both as tadpoles and after they have begun metamorphosis.
31. Tom began to evince a growing distress.
32. Adolescent suicide is rarely an impulsive reaction to immediate distress.
33. He was too distressed and confused to answer their questions.
34. She was wriggling her body in distress.
35. The idea of Toni being in danger distresses him enormously.
36. It says the photograph is likely cause distress and offence to the public.
37. Don't distress yourself.
38. He expressed concern that the ship might be in distress.
39. Zack and his colleagues combined survey results from the two periods to assess geographic patterns in perceived mental distress.
40. When the baby was born, it was blue and distressed.
41. It is a rule of the sea to help another boat in distress.
42. He was too distressed to talk.
43. The crew did not send out any distress signals.
44. The King was silent and thoughtful a while, and his face betrayed a growing distress and uneasiness.
45. Distress calls were pouring in thick and fast from all over the area.
46. He keeps coming to the aid of this damsel in distress.
47. Jealousy causes distress and painful emotions.
48. It is very distressing to see your baby attached to tubes and monitors.
49. The constable received a distress call, and saw two youths attacking his colleague.
50. She was obviously in distress after the attack.
51. Aggressive behaviour is a sign of emotional distress.
