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{
"term": "distress",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a feeling of great worry or unhappiness; great mental pain",
"sensetop": "in distress",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The newspaper article caused the actor considerable distress."
},
{
"text": "She sensed his deep emotional distress."
},
{
"text": "She was obviously in distress after the attack.",
"contextForm": "in distress"
}
],
"topics": ["Feelings"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["acute", "considerable", "deep"],
"verb + distress": ["cause (somebody)", "experience", "feel"],
"distress + noun": ["call", "signal"],
"preposition": ["in distress", "to somebody’s distress", "distress at"],
"phrases": ["a damsel in distress", "a source of distress"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "severe problems caused by not having enough money, food, etc.",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "**economic/financial distress**"
},
{
"text": "The charity aims to relieve poverty and distress caused by natural disasters."
}
],
"synonyms": "hardship",
"topics": ["Social issues"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["acute", "considerable", "deep"],
"verb + distress": ["cause (somebody)", "experience", "feel"],
"distress + noun": ["call", "signal"],
"preposition": ["in distress", "to somebody’s distress", "distress at"],
"phrases": ["a damsel in distress", "a source of distress"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a situation in which a ship, plane, etc. is in danger or difficulty and needs help",
"sensetop": "in distress",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "**a distress signal** *(= a message asking for help)*"
},
{
"text": "It is a rule of the sea to help another boat in distress.",
"contextForm": "in distress"
}
],
"topics": ["Danger", "Transport by water", "Transport by air"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a state of physical pain and effort, especially difficulty in breathing",
"sensetop": "in distress",
"labels": "(medical)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The patient was suffering serious **respiratory distress**."
},
{
"text": "The baby was clearly in distress.",
"contextForm": "in distress"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a young woman who needs help",
"labels": "(humorous, sometimes offensive)",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪˈstres/",
"audio": "di/distress/distress__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪˈstres/",
"audio": "di/distress/distress__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French destresce (noun), destrecier (verb), based on Latin distringere ‘stretch apart’."
}