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
But what distresses him most is not the financial pain big farmers will experience but the hardship that will be visited upon workers and their families who are dependent upon agriculture for their livelihoods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
He would like to be able to move on because every time something about the case comes up, it distresses his daughter all over again.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2022
“As they help lead us out of our long bout with the pandemic they will provide balm for our distresses and delight for our hearts.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2022
But the Lord hath delivered us out of our distresses, and a fog came upon them, and we put up a strong fight, and they has gone out of the Bay entire.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
