distress:1
noun13th century{ds||1|a|}
- seizure and detention of the goods of another as pledge or to obtain satisfaction of a claim by the sale of the goods seized
- something that is distrained
- pain or suffering affecting the body, a bodily part, or the mind : trouble
distress:2
verb
distress
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14th century{ds||1||}
- to subject to great strain or difficulties
- to force or overcome by inflicting pain
- to cause to worry or be troubled : upset
distress:3
adjective
distress
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1926{ds||1||}
- offered for sale at a loss
- involving distress goods
distress signal/call
noun
distress signal/call
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- a signal or call for help
distress signal
noun
distress signal
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- a message that one is in danger
acute respiratory distress syndrome
noun
acute respiratory distress syndrome
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1981
- respiratory failure of sudden onset in adults or children that follows injury to the endothelium of the lung (as in sepsis, chest trauma, massive blood transfusion, aspiration of the gastric contents, or pneumonia) and results in the accumulation of protein-rich fluid and the collapse of alveoli leading to difficult, rapid breathing and very low levels of oxygen in the blood —abbreviation ARD—called also adult respiratory distress syndrome
adult respiratory distress syndrome
noun
adult respiratory distress syndrome
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1972
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
respiratory distress syndrome
noun
respiratory distress syndrome
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1964
- a respiratory disorder chiefly of newborn premature infants that is characterized by deficiency of the surfactant coating the inner surface of the lungs resulting in labored breathing, lung collapse, and hypoxemia
in distress
idiom
in distress
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- very upset
- in a very difficult situation in which one does not have enough money, food, etc.
- in a state of danger or desperate need
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