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distress


distress - noun

  • psychological suffering
  • a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)
  • extreme physical pain
  • the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim

    • distress - verb

    • bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
    • cause mental pain to

    distress - thesaurus

    distraint   hurt   straiten   suffering  


    View spelling list Longer words with ss and learn about the word distress in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 2. Spelling the consonant sounds, Part 1.

    Scrabble score for distress

    d is 2 i is 1 s is 1 t is 1 r is 1 e is 1 s is 1 s is 1
    Scrabble score = 9

    Please note that scrabble only allows seven tiles to be placed at once.

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