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Distresses - English meaning

dɪˈstres

Distresses – definitions in English dictionary

verb

Cause (someone) anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

Usage examples:

I didn't mean to distress you

Synonims:

Cause anguish toCause suffering toPainUpsetMake miserableMake wretchedGrieveSaddenTroubleWorryBotherArouse anxiety inPerturbDisturbDisquietAgitateVexHarrowTormentTortureAf
verb

Give (furniture or clothing) simulated marks of age and wear.

Usage examples:

The manner in which leather jackets are industrially distressed

Synonims:

AgeSeasonConditionMellowWeatherSimulate age inDamageSpoilDentScratchChipBatter
noun

Extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

Usage examples:

To his distress he saw that she was trembling
noun

Extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

Usage examples:

To his distress he saw that she was trembling
noun

Extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

Usage examples:

To his distress he saw that she was trembling
noun

Extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

Usage examples:

To his distress he saw that she was trembling
noun

Great mental or physical suffering, such as extreme anxiety, sadness, or pain, or the state of being in danger or urgent need

Usage examples:

Emotional/financial distress, four men were rescued from a fishing boat in distress off the coast.,…
noun

The legal action of taking and selling another person’s property in order to get money for a payment or debt that they owe

Usage examples:

Make a distress a distress should be made for the whole rent in arrears; but if goods cannot be fou…
noun

A feeling of extreme worry, sadness, or pain

Usage examples:

Emotional distress she claimed that the way she had been treated at work had caused her extreme emo…
noun

A situation in which you are suffering or are in great danger and therefore in urgent need of help

Usage examples:

In distress six people were rescued by helicopter from a fishing boat in distress off the coast., d…
verb

To make someone feel very upset or worried

Usage examples:

I hope i haven't distressed you with all these personal questions.

Distresses translation into English

Distresses: translate from English into Chinese

Translate distresses into Chinese (Simplified)}
苦恼

Distresses: translate from English into Dutch

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Bedroefdheid, Bedroeven, Kwellen, Beslag leggen op, In beslag nemen

Distresses: translate from English into French

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Afflige, Inquiéter, Désoler, Bouleverser, Être en détresse, Déranger, Être triste, Impressionner

Distresses: translate from English into German

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Beunruhigt, Betrüben, Kummer machen, Sorge bereiten

Distresses: translate from English into Hindi

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संकटों, परेशान करना, सताना, कष्ट पहुंचाना, यातनाएं देना

Distresses: translate from English into Italian

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Angoscia, Affliggere, Angustiare

Distresses: translate from English into Korean

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고민, 괴롭히다, 지치게 하다, 곤궁하게 하다, 괴롭혀서 ...시키다, 압류하다

Distresses: translate from English into Russian

Translate distresses into Russian}
Бедствия, Огорчать, Терзать, Причинять горе, Причинять страдание, Причинять боль, Доводить до нищеты

Distresses: translate from English into Spanish

Translate distresses into Spanish}
Angustias, Angustiar, Afligir, Apenar, Acongojar, Agotar, Fatigar, Doler mucho, Acuitar

Word origin

Middle English: from Old French destresce (noun), destrecier (verb), based on Latin distringere ‘stretch apart’.

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