distress
noun
great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
distresses
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present tense formof distress (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Sleeping out in the stifling summer heat leaves her exhausted, but what distresses her more is not knowing when or how this situation will end.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
This is said to produce a form of underwater noise pollution which distresses the animals.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2025
“It distresses us to return work which is not perfect,” the note read.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2024
The turn against immigration distresses some Texas business owners.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2022
I write again as I am in the utmost distresses.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
