Definitions For Distress
noun
- The seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
- Psychological suffering
- Extreme physical pain
- A state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)
- Unhappiness or pain : suffering that affects the mind or body
- A very difficult situation in which you do not have enough money, food, etc.
- A state of danger or desperate need
verb
- Cause mental pain to
- Bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
- To worry or upset (someone)
Is Distress a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
9
Words with Friends
9
The word Distress is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Distress in a Sentence
- Citizens voiced their distress over delays in fixing the problem.
- The patient showed no obvious signs of distress.
- He suffered severe emotional distress as a result of the accident.
- Don't let all the bad news distress you