Distress

How many syllables in Distress?

distress has 2 syllables

Split Distress into syllables?

dis-tress

Definition of Distress

Great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering.

How should Distress divide into syllables

The first syllable 'dis' has one vowel 'i' and one consonant 'd'. The second syllable 'tress' has one vowel 'e' and four consonants 't', 'r', 's', and 's'.

Part of Speech - Distress

Noun

She felt great distress when her dog passed away.

Verb

The loud noises distress my baby.

Sentences with Distress

  • She was in distress when she lost her wallet.
  • The distress on his face was obvious.
  • The loud music caused distress to the neighbors.
  • The distress of the hurricane caused widespread damage.
  • She could not hide her distress after receiving bad news.
  • The company was in financial distress and had to lay off workers.
  • The distress signal from the stranded boat was finally heard.
  • His distress over the breakup was evident.
  • The soldiers experienced great distress during the war.
  • The distress from the injury was unbearable.

Quotes with Distress

  • The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests.
  • The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.
  • When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.
  • The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.
  • Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are.
  • The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths.
  • In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.
  • We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.
  • Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it.
  • It is only in our darkest hours that we may discover the true strength of the brilliant light within ourselves.

Number of characters in Distress

8 ( d, i, s, t, r, e, s, s )

Unique letters in Distress

6 ( d, i, s, t, r, e )

Distress Backwards

ssertsid

Phonetic Transcription of Distress

IPA (International): dɪˈstres

ARA (American): dɪˈstrɛs

EPA (English): dɪˈstres

DIH-STREH-S