Distress - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Abuse, Ache, Affliction, Agitation, Agony, Ail, Angary, Angst, Anguish, Annexation, Annoy, Anxiety

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In medicine, distress is stress (medicine) caused by adverse events.
Distress is a novel by Greg Egan
Distress is also used by Search and Rescue services to describe targets in adverse or critical conditions.

Example Usage of Distress
	Reba723: Last night, in Distress over my son's burglary, I made a grammatical error. I apologize to all. Deduct 1 pt. from my grade.
	johnhorstman: Last night's takeout trifecta: chips & guac @ Panchero's, Chili-Cheese-Rite @ Maid-Rite, Cold Stone for dessert. Today: GI Distress.
	FXMadeSimple: Ongoing, excessive barking is your dog's only way of sending you a Distress signal. Somewhere his needs as an animal are not being met.

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Distress - Definition and Overview

Example Usage of Distress