Distress may refer to:
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Distress (medicine)
In medicine, distress is an aversive state in which a person is unable to completely adapt to stressors and their resulting stress and shows maladaptive behaviors. It can be evident in the presence of various phenomena, such as inappropriate so ...
, an aversive state in which a person shows maladaptive behaviors
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Mental distress (or psychological distress)
* Distress, or
distraint, the act of seizing goods to compel payment
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''Distress'' (novel), a novel by Greg Egan
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''Distress'' (1946 film), a 1946 French film
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''Distress'' (1929 film), a 1929 French silent film
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Distress signal, an recognized means for obtaining help
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Distressed inventory, goods or materials whose potential to be sold at a normal cost has passed
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Distressing, the process of making an object appear aged
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Stone washing, a similar technique used on apparel
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