extreme distress

collocation in English

meaningsofextremeanddistress

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

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In such a period ofextremedistressit might be expected that social unrest would have been far more extensive.
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Furthermore, some children withextremedistressto novelty also may decline in this behavior over time because of one or more within child or extrinsic factors present in their environment.
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That notice must be unprecedented, and the public reaction was what any right-minded person would expect:extremedistress, revulsion and anger.
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It is more important than any palliative or expedient which may be resorted to in cases ofextremedistresssuch as today.
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I am not a lawyer and this is not a proper formulation, but we need a similar offence to prevent causingextremedistress.
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Inconsiderate noisy neighbours can causeextremedistressand suffering to many.
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They are full of a completely mixed bag of strangers inextremedistresswho are forced to live in intimate circumstances with each other.
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The situation is causingextremedistressand inconvenience to many people, especially to children.
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Administering the questionnaire is likely to causeextremedistressto many severely ill patients.
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We know the state of trade and theextremedistressthat prevails among great numbers of the population.
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I said then that the current practice was that exceptional hardship would be recreated by recovery in cases ofextremedistress.
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Living in a house he cannot sell, the private owner's position may be one ofextremedistress.
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Thus, where harassment causesextremedistressto the individual involved, redress is possible in the current framework.
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Yet to withhold compassion, particularly in circumstances ofextremedistressor need, is also unacceptable.
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Although not a life-endangering condition, infertility causesextremedistressto couples.
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In some parts of our cities they causedextremedistressto inhabitants because they were totally out of control.
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It was because of a very loud outcry, of indications of the danger ofextremedistressin the future, that we framed the scheme.
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They are not awards given to a widow in a moment ofextremedistressbecause she has lost the person to whom she had devoted her life.
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In that period of six months there were paragraphs in the newspapers, rumours,extremedistressand anxiety for many people who, as it turned out, were not affected.
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