distress

Word:distress context sentence:Bassanio was sadly distressed that the counsellor should ask him for the only thing he could not part with. Source:Tales from Shakespeare Definition: This word can be both a noun (great mental or physical suffering) or a verb (to cause great mental or physical suffering) In the sentence above it is a passive verb. As with many passive verbs, the past participle (distressed) looks and acts like an adjective.

Memonic dis stress