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distress noun

  /dɪˈstɹɛs/
  • Serious danger.
 Not, Notlage, Bergnot (in mountains), Notfall, Seenot
  • A cause of such discomfort.
 Bedrängnis, Bekümmernis, Bekümmerung, Drangsal, Kummer, Notfall
  • Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
 Bedrängnis, Elend, Kummer, Not, Unbehagen, Verzweiflung
  • (medicine, psychology) An aversive state of stress to which a person cannot fully adapt.
 maladaptive Coping

distress verb

  /dɪˈstɹɛs/
  • To cause strain or anxiety to someone.
 bekümmern, bedrücken, heimsuchen, peinigen, quälen
  • To treat a new object to give it an appearance of age.
 patinieren, (künstlich) altern, auf alt trimmen (vt.) (Möbel, Kleidung)
  • (legal) To retain someone’s property against the payment of a debt; to distrain.
 in Beschlag nehmen, zurückbehalten

distressing adjective

  /dɪˈstɹɛsɪŋ/
  • Causing distress; upsetting; distressful.
 beunruhigend, beängstigend, furchteinflößend

distressed adjective

  /dɪˈstɹɛst/
  • Anxious or uneasy.
 beunruhigt
respiratory distress
Atemnot, Hypoxie
damsel in distress
Jungfrau in Nöten, verfolgte Unschuld
distress signal
Notsignal
distress at sea
Seenot
maritime distress
Seenot
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