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 Distresses 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
11
Words with Friends
11
The word Distress is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 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