{
    "term": "distress",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a feeling of great worry or unhappiness; great mental pain",
            "sensetop": "in distress",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The newspaper article caused the actor considerable distress."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She sensed his deep emotional distress."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was obviously in distress after the attack.",
                    "contextForm": "in distress"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["acute", "considerable", "deep"],
                "verb + distress": ["cause (somebody)", "experience", "feel"],
                "distress + noun": ["call", "signal"],
                "preposition": ["in distress", "to somebody’s distress", "distress at"],
                "phrases": ["a damsel in distress", "a source of distress"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "severe problems caused by not having enough money, food, etc.",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**economic/financial distress**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The charity aims to relieve poverty and distress caused by natural disasters."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "hardship",
            "topics": ["Social issues"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["acute", "considerable", "deep"],
                "verb + distress": ["cause (somebody)", "experience", "feel"],
                "distress + noun": ["call", "signal"],
                "preposition": ["in distress", "to somebody’s distress", "distress at"],
                "phrases": ["a damsel in distress", "a source of distress"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a situation in which a ship, plane, etc. is in danger or difficulty and needs help",
            "sensetop": "in distress",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**a distress signal** *(= a message asking for help)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is a rule of the sea to help another boat in distress.",
                    "contextForm": "in distress"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Danger", "Transport by water", "Transport by air"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a state of physical pain and effort, especially difficulty in breathing",
            "sensetop": "in distress",
            "labels": "(medical)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The patient was suffering serious **respiratory distress**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The baby was clearly in distress.",
                    "contextForm": "in distress"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a young woman who needs help",
            "labels": "(humorous, sometimes offensive)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈstres/",
                "audio": "di/distress/distress__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈstres/",
                "audio": "di/distress/distress__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French destresce (noun), destrecier (verb), based on Latin distringere ‘stretch apart’."
}