Plural of distress
regular plural
The plural of distress is distresses.
Forms of distress
| Singular | distress /dɪˈstɹɛs/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | distresses |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Distresses in a sentence
- Among the pressures provoking these distresses were a father's financial inadequacy and a growing awareness that, by finding employment himself, he could ameliorate the family's exiguous circumstances.2001, Terence Brown, The Life of W. B. Yeats: A Critical Biography. From the entry exiguous
Meaning of distress
- noun Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
- noun A cause of such discomfort.
- noun Serious danger.
Questions about the plural of distress
- What is the plural of distress?
- The plural of distress is distresses.
- Is distress countable?
- Distress is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: distress (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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