DISTRESS — Definition of DISTRESS
noun
1
(Cause of) discomfort.
2
Serious danger.
3
An aversive state of stress to which a person cannot fully adapt.
4
A seizing of property without legal process to force payment of a debt.
verb
1
To cause strain or anxiety to someone.
2
To retain someone’s property against the payment of a debt; to distrain.
3
To treat a new object to give it an appearance of age.
She distressed the new media cabinet so that it fit with the other furniture in the room.
📚 Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/distress
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