noun🔗Share(Cause of) discomfort."The loud construction noises were one of the many distresses for the students trying to study in the library. "sufferingsensationconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSerious danger."The sudden drop in blood sugar put the diabetic patient in great distresses. "disastersufferingconditionsituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn aversive state of stress to which a person cannot fully adapt."The constant bullying at school caused her such distresses that she refused to go. "mindsensationsufferingemotionconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA seizing of property without legal process to force payment of a debt."The landlord resorted to distresses, seizing the tenant's furniture, in a desperate attempt to recover the unpaid rent. "propertylawfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe thing taken by distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction."The landlord held the tenant's television and furniture as distresses until the rent was paid. "propertylawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause strain or anxiety to someone."The news of her grandmother's illness distresses her greatly. "mindemotionhumansufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo retain someone’s property against the payment of a debt; to distrain."Because the tenant failed to pay rent for three months, the landlord unfortunately distresses the tenant's furniture to cover the unpaid debt. "propertylawfinancebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo 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."appearancestyleartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
