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détresse — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • affliction noun A condition or event that causes ongoing pain, suffering, or hardship.
  • distress noun Serious pain, suffering, or worry, especially of an urgent kind.

Senses

détresse is used for these senses in English:

  • affliction A state of pain, suffering, distress or agony.

distress — full definition

  1. noun Serious pain, suffering, or worry, especially of an urgent kind.
  2. verb To cause someone anxiety, pain, or worry.

Related French words