in+distress
31distress — dis|tress1 [ dı stres ] noun uncount ** 1. ) a feeling that you have when you are very unhappy, worried, or upset: I wouldn t want to cause her any distress. in distress: She d arrived on Gina s doorstep in obvious distress. a ) great pain 2. ) a …
32distress — 1 noun (U) 1 EXTREME WORRY a feeling of extreme worry and unhappiness: Luke s destructive behaviour caused his parents great distress. | in distress: The girl was crying and clearly in distress. 2 PAIN formal great physical pain 3 LACK OF… …
33distress — [[t]dɪstre̱s[/t]] distresses, distressing, distressed 1) N UNCOUNT Distress is a state of extreme sorrow, suffering, or pain. Jealousy causes distress and painful emotions... Her mouth grew stiff with pain and distress. Syn: suffering 2) N… …
34Distress (medicine) — In medicine, distress is an aversive state in which an animal is unable to adapt completely to stressors and their resulting stress and shows maladaptive behaviors.[1] It can be evident in the presence of various phenomena, such as inappropriate… …
35Distress rockets — A distress rocket is a rocket that takes off and warns nearby ships that your ship is in distress. Each one has an amount of distance that the rocket or the light can be seen and it can also be used to signal airplanes. Distress rockets were made …
36distress — {{11}}distress (n.) late 13c., circumstance that causes anxiety or hardship, from O.Fr. destresse, from V.L. *districtia restraint, affliction, narrowness, distress, from L. districtus, pp. of distringere draw apart, hinder, also, in M.L. compel …
37distress call — 1. a prearranged communication code sign indicating that the sender is in a situation of peril, distress, or the like, as SOS, Mayday, etc. Cf. distress signal (def. 1). 2. a communication prompted by or indicating distress: The hospital sent out …
38distress — n. & v. n. 1 severe pain, sorrow, anguish, etc. 2 the lack of money or comforts. 3 Law = DISTRAINT. 4 breathlessness; exhaustion. v.tr. 1 subject to distress; exhaust, afflict. 2 cause anxiety to; make unhappy; vex. Phrases and idioms: distress… …
39distress signal — 1. a signal used, or designed to be used, by persons in peril, for the purpose of summoning aid, indicating their position, etc., as a radio code sign, aerial flare, flag hoist, or the like. Cf. distress call (def. 1). 2. an indication, esp. a… …
40distress — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. discomfort, pain; trouble, affliction, trial, privation, harassment, grief, anxiety; calamity, adversity. See poverty, difficulty. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Mental agony] Syn. worry, anxiety, perplexity …
