distress
Definitions
General English
- noun a sad or painful feeling which is very strong
- verb to make someone very sad and worried
Accounting
- noun the act of taking someone’s goods to pay for debts
Aviation
- noun serious danger or difficulty
Medical
- noun unhappiness caused by pain or worry
Slang
- verb to annoy (someone). A vogue use of the standard term, heard since 2000 and probably originating in black speech.
