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distress meaning in Tamil

துயரம்

/dɪˈstɹɛs/

distress in Tamil: துயரம், துயர், துன்பம், வேதனை. In English, distress means physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.

Tamil words for distress

துயரம், துயர், துன்பம், வேதனை, இடர்பாடு, இடுக்கண்

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 Tamil

What is the meaning of distress in Tamil?
Distress in Tamil is துயரம், துயர், துன்பம், வேதனை.
distress என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Distress: துயரம், துயர், துன்பம், வேதனை.
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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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: distress (page history and authors). 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 Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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