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Definition of distress verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

distress

 verb
verb
NAmE//dɪˈstrɛs//
 
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they distress
 
 he / she / it distresses
 
 past simple distressed
 
 -ing form distressing
 
 
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to make someone feel very worried or unhappy distress somebody It was clear that the letter had deeply distressed her. distress yourself Don't distress yourself (= don't worry).
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