distress /di'stres/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) psychological suffering
- (n.) a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)
- (n.) extreme physical pain
Chinese translation
- n. 苦恼, 贫困, 痛苦
- vt. 使苦恼
- a. 亏本出售的
Word details
- Part of speech
- noun
- Pronunciation
- /di'stres/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.95 · Super Rare
Word forms
distressed, distressing, distresses
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district · distance · distribution · distinct · distinguished · distant · distinction · disturbing
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