Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to distress
Participle: distressed
Gerund: distressing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | distress |
| you | distress |
| he;she;it | distresses |
| we | distress |
| you | distress |
| they | distress |
Perfect
| I | have distressed |
| you | have distressed |
| he;she;it | has distressed |
| we | have distressed |
| you | have distressed |
| they | have distressed |
Past
| I | distressed |
| you | distressed |
| he;she;it | distressed |
| we | distressed |
| you | distressed |
| they | distressed |
Pluperfect
| I | had distressed |
| you | had distressed |
| he;she;it | had distressed |
| we | had distressed |
| you | had distressed |
| they | had distressed |
Future
| I | will distress |
| you | will distress |
| he;she;it | will distress |
| we | will distress |
| you | will distress |
| they | will distress |
Future Perfect
| I | will have distressed |
| you | will have distressed |
| he;she;it | will have distressed |
| we | will have distressed |
| you | will have distressed |
| they | will have distressed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | distress |
| you | distress |
| he;she;it | distress |
| we | distress |
| you | distress |
| they | distress |
Perfect
| I | have distressed |
| you | have distressed |
| he;she;it | have distressed |
| we | have distressed |
| you | have distressed |
| they | have distressed |
Imperfect
| I | distressed |
| you | distressed |
| he;she;it | distressed |
| we | distressed |
| you | distressed |
| they | distressed |
Pluperfect
| I | had distressed |
| you | had distressed |
| he;she;it | had distressed |
| we | had distressed |
| you | had distressed |
| they | had distressed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would distress |
| you | would distress |
| he;she;it | would distress |
| we | would distress |
| you | would distress |
| they | would distress |
Perfect
| I | would have distressed |
| you | would have distressed |
| he;she;it | would have distressed |
| we | would have distressed |
| you | would have distressed |
| they | would have distressed |
Imperative
| you | distress |
| we | Let's distress |
| you | distress |
Verbs conjugated like 'distress'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'distress'
destress,
mistress,
digress,
distream,
distrust,
eustress,
instress,
mispress,
misstress,
restress,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- bother
- harass, afflict, upset, aggrieve, rack, disturb, constrain, tear
Antonyms
- bother
- solace, peace, comfort, quiet
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. The verb is from Middle English distressen, from Old French destrecier (“to restrain, constrain, put in straits, afflict, distress”); compare French détresse. Ultimately from Medieval Latin as if *districtiō, an assumed frequentative form of Latin distringō (“to pull asunder, stretch out”), from dis- (“apart”) + stringō (“to draw tight, strain”).
2. The noun is from Middle English distresse, from Old French destrece, ultimately also from Latin distringō. See: Old French '
destrecier', Latin '
distringō', Latin '
distringō'.
Sample Sentences
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[...] when its other motion had ceased, as if it had taken cold in its damp stable, and between that, and the having been required in its dropsical old age to move at any faster pace than a walk, were distressed by shortness of wind.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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“ There, there, darling, ” said St. Clare, soothingly; “ only don't distress yourself, don't talk of dying, and I will do anything you wish. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ There, Eva,—there, dearest ! Hush ! hush ! I was wrong; I was wicked. I will feel any way, do any way,—only don't distress yourself; don't sob so. I will be resigned; I was wicked to speak as I did. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)