great distress

collocation in English

meaningsofgreatanddistress

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great
adjective
uk
/ɡreɪt/us
/ɡreɪt/
large in amount, size, ...
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distress
noun[U]
uk
/dɪˈstres/us
/dɪˈstres/
a feeling of extreme worry, sadness, ...
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(Definition ofgreatanddistressfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The parents of two infants volunteered that theirgreatdistresswas 'because of the severity of our son's problem, not the way it was explained'.
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At an emotional level, parents and children may periodically experience periods ofgreatdistressand require psychological care.
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It is hardly surprising that house burglar y, in particular, causes victimsgreatdistresseven if they were absent at the material time.
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This causesgreatdistressfor older people, for whom inter-generational closeness and solidarity has been the custom and of great importance.
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We can surmise, however, thatgreatdistresswould be caused by the patient's glimpses of descent into deeper stages of degeneration, beyond the limits he himself had set.
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After all, cloning causesgreatdistressto animals.
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Women often have to take the serious decision to end a pregnancy on their own, and it is always a time ofgreatdistress.
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The attacks on the local health service causegreatdistressto patients locally.
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That is not a matter of policy, but of procedure—and it is one that is causinggreatdistress.
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Even if subsequently found not guilty, people may suffergreatdistressbecause of publicity given to their case.
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The role of consular officers in cases of violent deaths overseas is to help the next of kin at the time ofgreatdistress.
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She was in a state ofgreatdistress.
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It does not seem to cause anygreatdistressin their case.
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That will causegreatdistressto the children.
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Every time that that happens we hear that it causesgreatdistressto those who are left behind.
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However, it is wrong, for the purposes of debate, to conjure up a vision of most of those arriving doing so ingreatdistress.
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It is a very short-sighted policy which they are pursuing, and one which causesgreatdistress.
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That is a terrible problem that causesgreatdistressand anxiety to the thousands of parents of children with congenital heart disorders.
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The food tax issue might be so mishandled as to producegreatdistress.
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In some cases they have received very serious injuries, and in all eases they are ingreatdistressand anxiety.
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