One who or that which distresses.

plural of distresser

(colloquial) already distressed before purchase, artificially made to look worn and old (usually applied to clothes or furniture)

Alternative form of distress sale

plural of distressed sale

(idiomatic, historical, law) a wrongful using of an animal or chattel distrained, by the distrainer

plural of damsel in distress

A young woman perceived as being helpless in a dangerous situation and requiring rescue.

(medicine) The quality and symptom of a heightened level of carbon dioxide in the blood stream; hypoxia.

plural of distress signal