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distress meaning in Kannada

ಹೇವ hēva

/dɪˈstɹɛs/

distress in Kannada: ಹೇವ (hēva). In English, distress means physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.

Kannada words for distress

distress; grief
ಹೇವ hēva

English meaning of distress

  1. noun Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
  2. noun A cause of such discomfort.
  3. noun Serious danger.
  4. noun An aversive state of stress to which a person cannot fully adapt.

Full definition of distress

distress in a sentence

  • a pair of distressed jeans
  • She distressed the new media cabinet so that it fit with the other furniture in the room.

Synonyms of distress

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Questions about distress in Kannada

What is the meaning of distress in Kannada?
Distress in Kannada is ಹೇವ (hēva).
distress ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Distress: ಹೇವ (hēva).
What does distress mean in English?
Distress means physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.

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Kannada words from Wiktionary's Kannada entries whose English meaning is “distress”: ಹೇವ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: distress (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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