distress
aflição
definition
verb
I didn't mean to distress you
cause (someone) anxiety, sorrow, or pain.
the manner in which leather jackets are industrially distressed
give (furniture, leather, or clothing) simulated marks of age and wear.
noun
to his distress he saw that she was trembling
extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.
translation of 'distress'
verb
acabrunhar,
angustiar,
exaurir,
atribular,
afligir
noun
pesar,
miséria,
perigo,
aflição,
desgraça,
dificuldade,
angústia
example
At the seaside, the coastguard reported a number of false alarms when ships mistook fireworks for 'distress' flares.
By one estimate, medical expenses are the primary cause of financial 'distress' for 40 percent of those struggling to hold on to their homes.
It might 'distress' people considerably, but no moral judgment can be applied because you have a totally wild encounter.
Both these parasitical forms of life are causing 'distress' and hardship to average, hard-working Bermudians.
I use anything that is available to create a texture, make a mark, reflect light, 'distress' the surface, etc.
Meanwhile, the money is rolling in for the relief of 'distress' among the victims of this appalling apocalyptic tragedy.
Considerable social stigma is associated with infection, which may cause psychological 'distress' in the sufferer.
Benzodiazepines can relieve the 'distress' associated with agoraphobia but have only a temporary effect.
Many may have developed explicit systems which seek to alleviate human 'distress' by eliminative procedures.
They began and ended therapy with profiles that represented a couple in serious relationship 'distress' .
Some look embarrassed; their presence here all but announces financial 'distress' at home.
Just as the Missouri left Earth orbit a top order 'distress' signal came through.
They can be enforced whenever youths are harassing or causing 'distress' to residents or businesses.
It also noted that another operational consequence of BWIA's financial 'distress' was the long delay in regaining Category 1 status.
But it is also required that the shopping be at a level where it impairs your job, or creates serious family problems, or leads to financial 'distress' .
This financial 'distress' is creating serious health problems too.
On 22nd July 2003 the father employed bailiffs to levy 'distress' on Ash Waste in respect of £2,857 allegedly owed as rent.
He told planners he could get into financial 'distress' if expansion proposals for the business weren't agreed soon.
Mediated pathways were especially salient for understanding variation in adolescents' self-reported 'distress' .
As in other causes of acute respiratory 'distress' syndrome, the mortality is high.
Many of the suicides in the countryside were triggered by the financial 'distress' caused by the low rubber prices.
It would continue to befriend foreign sailors in 'distress' but would destroy any foreign ships that threatened its rulers or were violent.
please don't 'distress' yourself
Speed had said that ‘when a statute says money ‘shall be levied by 'distress' ,’ that is an execution.’
The treatment of choice for co-occurring marital 'distress' and depression appears to be behavioral marital therapy.
Though these behaviors might 'distress' people, they serve turkey vultures well.
The Navy has made a valiant, but ultimately doomed, attempt to rescue a fellow seafarer in 'distress' at Fleet Base West.
I didn't mean to 'distress' you
her fingers flew to her throat in 'distress'
The framers of the New Deal never considered day care as a strategy for alleviating economic 'distress' , however.
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