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· Latin
distringō
3 English words descend from Latin
distringō
, most common first.
stress
A physical, chemical, infective agent aggressing an organism.
distress
Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
distrain
To squeeze, press, embrace; to constrain, oppress.