Hyphenation of distress

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word distress? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

dis-tress

Definitions of distress:

1.
Psychological suffering
The death of his wife caused him great distress
2.
A state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)
A ship in distress She was the classic maiden in distress
3.
Extreme physical pain
The patient appeared to be in distress
4.
The seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien
5.
Bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
6.
Cause mental pain to
The news of her child's illness distressed the mother

Synonyms of distress:

noun hurt, suffering, pain, painfulness
noun adversity, hardship, hard knocks
noun pain, hurting
noun distraint, seizure
verb disturb, upset, trouble

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