Distress 775089 212320732 2008-05-14T10:26:50Z CanadianLinuxUser 6847637 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/212.219.65.60|212.219.65.60]] ([[User talk:212.219.65.60|talk]]) to last version by MER-C {{Wiktionary}} The word '''distress''' has various meanings:- *Distress is a kind of [[suffering]] or [[stress]]. *In [[medicine]], '''distress''' is [[stress (medicine)|stress]] caused by adverse events. See also [[fetal distress]], [[respiratory distress]]. *In Maritime and Aircraft terms, distress is defined as "grave and imminent danger to life or person or vessel or aircraft, needing immediate assistance". Such a state is indicated by a [[Mayday (distress signal)|mayday]] radio call. *Distress is also used by [[search and rescue|Search and Rescue]] services to describe targets in adverse or critical conditions. *[[Distressed inventory|Distress]] can also refer to the process whereby materials are worn down by time and natural forces. *[[Distressing]] in woodworking and the decorative arts is the art of making furniture and household objects look old. *In law, distress, or [[distraint]], is the act of seizing goods to compel payment, or the goods thus seized. *'''''[[Distress (novel)|Distress]]''''' is a [[novel]] by [[Greg Egan]] {{disambig}}