C1
distress
/dɪˈstres/
noun
cierpienie
/t͡ɕɛrˈpʲɛɲɛ/· rzeczownikAlso
rozpacz(f)niepokój(m)
Definition
a feeling of great worry or unhappiness; great mental pain
Examples
The newspaper article caused the actor considerable distress.
Artykuł w gazecie wywołał u aktora znaczne cierpienie.
Collocations
cause distressemotional distressin distress
verb
martwić
/ˈmart͡ɕvit͡ɕ/· czasownikAlso
niepokoićprzysparzać cierpienia
Definition
to make somebody feel very worried or unhappy
Examples
distress somebody, It was clear that the letter had deeply distressed her.
martwić kogoś
Collocations
deeply distressdistress calldistress signal
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