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distress
/dɪˈstɹɛs/
noun
(Cause of) discomfort.
Serious danger.
An aversive state of stress to which a person cannot fully adapt.
Antonymseustress
verb
To cause strain or anxiety to someone.
To retain someone’s property against the payment of a debt; to distrain.
Similar: distrain
To treat a new object to give it an appearance of age.
"She distressed the new media cabinet so that it fit with the other furniture in the room."
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