Distress

/dɪˈstɹɛs/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:9 pts8 letters

Definition of Distress

noun

(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.

verb

To cause strain or anxiety to someone.
To retain someone’s property against the payment of a debt; to distrain.
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."

Anagrams of Distress

Exact Anagrams

1 word using all 8 letters:

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "distress":

8-LETTER WORDS

7-LETTER WORDS

desists dissert resists sisters strides

6-LETTER WORDS

deists desist direst disses driest resids resist resits sister stress stride

5-LETTER WORDS

deist diets dirts dites dress drest dries edits resid resit rests rides rises rites sides+15 more

4-LETTER WORDS

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "distress" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

ageantiquepatinateanguishharrowmartyrtantalisetantalizetormenttroublevexdistrain

ANTONYMS

eustress

Rhyming Words

abbess abjectness abortiveness abrasiveness abruptness abscess absoluteness abstemiousness abstractedness abstractness abstruseness absurdness abusiveness abyss accentless+5 more

Related Words

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