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distress meaning in Punjabi

ਭੀੜ bhīṛ

/dɪˈstɹɛs/

distress in Punjabi: ਭੀੜ (bhīṛ), ਕਲੇਸ਼ (kaleś). In English, distress means physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.

Punjabi words for distress

distress, adversity, crisis, hardship, trouble
ਭੀੜ bhīṛ
distress, conflict
ਕਲੇਸ਼ kaleś

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 Punjabi

What is the meaning of distress in Punjabi?
Distress in Punjabi is ਭੀੜ (bhīṛ), ਕਲੇਸ਼ (kaleś).
distress ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Distress: ਭੀੜ (bhīṛ), ਕਲੇਸ਼ (kaleś).
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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Punjabi words from Wiktionary's Punjabi entries whose English meaning is “distress”: ਕਲੇਸ਼, ਭੀੜ. 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 Punjabi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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