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distress

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "distress" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables

8 characters

English (US)

2syllables

distress

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distress is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, distress is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofdistress

1noun

(Cause of) discomfort.
Serious danger.
An aversive state of stress to which a person cannot fully adapt.
A seizing of property without legal process to force payment of a debt.
The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction.

1verb

To cause strain or anxiety to someone.
Synonyms: anguish, harrow, martyr, tantalise, tantalize, torment, trouble, vex
To retain someone’s property against the payment of a debt; to distrain.
Synonyms: distrain
To treat a new object to give it an appearance of age.
Synonyms: age, antique, patinate
Example: "She distressed the new media cabinet so that it fit with the other furniture in the room."

Nearby Words

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