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1 the sight of all those poor people distressed me
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2 distress
n. nood, gevaar; verdriet, spijt--------v. leed berokkenen, pijn/verdriet doendistress1[ distres]1 leed ⇒ verdriet, zorg1 nood ⇒ armoede, tegenspoed♦voorbeelden:utter a cry of distress • een noodkreet slaken————————distress2〈 werkwoord〉1 leed berokkenen ⇒ pijn/verdriet doen♦voorbeelden:2 the sight of all those poor people distressed me • bij het zien van al die arme mensen raakte ik van streek
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