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distress
Definition:
(nou) psychological suffering (nou) a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need) (nou) extreme physical pain (nou) the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
Phonetic Transcription:
dɪˈstres
Examples:
The misery and distress of the population in the towns was indescribable.
The cry of distress is the summons to relief.
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