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distringere
Latin · ancient
"to draw apart, to afflict"
to draw apart, to afflict, from dis- (apart) and stringere (to draw tight)
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destresse
Old French · medieval
"great suffering or hardship"
carried into French for great suffering or hardship
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distress
English · 1200s
"extreme anxiety, sorrow, pain, or danger"
settled as the English word for extreme anxiety, sorrow, or danger
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