200 BM Daily Vocabulary #44 | distress

<p>Today’s word is: <strong>distress</strong> –The meaning of “<strong>distress</strong>” is: pain or suffering experienced by body or mind, a state of danger or desperate need, the state of being in extreme <a href="https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/danger">danger</a> and <a href="https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/need">needing</a> <a href="https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/urgent">urgent</a> <a href="https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/help">help</a>, a state of <a href="https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/extreme">extreme</a> <a href="https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/sorrow">sorrow</a>, <a href="https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/suffering">suffering</a>, or pain.</p> <p>In this English vocabulary lesson you will learn how to use the word <strong>distress</strong>. We are sure that this ESL lesson will help you to enhance your English vocabulary and speak English fluently and confidently.</p> <p>Rita and Janet would always score a distinction in all the exams. However, Rita would always score higher than Janet. In the 10th standard exams, Janet scored higher than Rita and she felt really sad that she came second in her school. This means that Rita was really <strong>distressed</strong>.</p> <p>Listen carefully how we can use the word <strong>distress</strong> in 8 different forms in 8 different situations.</p> <p><strong>Example number 1 of 8:</strong> Clifton was an excellent football player and he represented his college in the state level tournament. Just before the tournament, he met with an accident and was unable to play. This caused him severe emotional <strong>distress</strong>.</p> <p><strong>Example number 2 of 8:</strong> Molly was appearing <strong>distressed</strong> since the past few months. When her boss enquired with her, she said that her husband had lost his job. He was jobless for three months. This was the cause of her <strong>distress</strong>.</p> <p><strong>Ex