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Rhymes with Distress
- transgress
- nevertheless
- stds
- nonetheless
- l'express
- dispossess
- convalesce
- tcas
- simplesse
- repossess
- reinvests
- progress
- kjos
- hces
- express'
- express
- compress
- cmos
- adss
- abts
- uys
- uss
- undress
- suppress
- suggests
- success
- requests
- repress
- regress
- redress
How do you pronounce distress?
Pronounce distress as dɪˈstrɛs.
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Sentences with distress
1. Noun, singular or mass
This is a sign for distress, meaning there is a problem and help is needed.
Quotes about distress
1. I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.
- Thomas Paine
2. Really, the combination of the scabs and the ointment looks hideous. I can't help enjoying his distress."Poor Finnick. Is this the first time in your life you haven't looked pretty?"I say."It must be. The sensation's completely new. How have you managed it all these years?"he asks."Just avoid mirrors. You'll forget about it,"I say."Not if I keep looking at you,"he says.
- Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire
3. I have a fetish for damsels in distress.”“Don’t be sexist.”“Not at all. My services are also available to gentlemen in distress. It’s an equal opportunity fetish.
- Cassandra Clare, City of Glass
2. distress
noun. ['dɪˈstrɛs'] a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need).
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4. distress
noun. ['dɪˈstrɛs'] the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim.
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5. distress
6. distress
verb. ['dɪˈstrɛs'] bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship.
