Word: distress
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: dis
tress
Definition: The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction.
Morphemes:
Affix: distress
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dis-
Language: la
Decoded: dis-
Meaning: apart
Affix: stringere
Language: la
Decoded: stringere
Meaning: to draw tight, strain