undistress en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + distress.
Meanings
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(rare, transitive) To free from distress.
She maintained, “Omaha can't be viable and safe until something is done to 'undistress' the black community […]
2013, Amy Helene Forss, Black Print with a White Carnation, page 159:'Most important of all: no buts, Now, we have a damsel to undistress,' said de Carabas. 'And time is of the essence. Move.'
2010, Neil Gaiman, Neverwhere:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| undistressing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| undistressed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| undistressed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| undistresses | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |