Word: distress
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: dis
tress
Definition: To retain someone’s property against the payment of a debt; to distrain.
Morphemes:
Affix: distress
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To retain someone’s property against the payment of a debt; to distrain.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dis-
Language: la
Decoded: dis-
Meaning: apart
Affix: stringere
Language: la
Decoded: stringere
Meaning: to draw tight, strain