distres

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈdistrɛs/ [ˈdis.t̪rɛs]
• Rhymes: -istrɛs
• Syllabification: dis‧tres

Noun

distres (plural distres-distres)

1. distress:
   1. (medicine) serious danger.

      Synonym: kegawatan

   2. (medicine) an aversive state of stress to which a person cannot fully adapt.

      Antonym: eustres

Related terms

• eustres
• stres
• stresor

 

Further reading

• “distres” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.