DISTRESSES

10 letters 11 Scrabble points

Definition of DISTRESSES

noun

  1. (Cause of) discomfort.

  2. Serious danger.

  3. An aversive state of stress to which a person cannot fully adapt.

verb

  1. To cause strain or anxiety to someone.

    Synonyms: anguish harrow martyr tantalise tantalize

  2. To retain someone’s property against the payment of a debt; to distrain.

    Synonyms: distrain

  3. To treat a new object to give it an appearance of age.

    "She distressed the new media cabinet so that it fit with the other furniture in the room."

    Synonyms: age antique patinate
Related words: age antique patinate anguish harrow martyr tantalise tantalize

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters D I S T R E S S E S
Length 10 letters
Scrabble Score 11 points