Distress and Task

Distress

Distress noun - A state of great suffering of body or mind.

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Task and distress are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Task" instead the word "Distress" as a noun or a verb.

Task noun - A piece of work that needs to be done regularly.

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Distress and task are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Distress" instead the word "Task" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: tasked, taskwork, tasking

physical	physical distress	physical task
similar	similar distress	similar task
great	great distress	great task
serious	serious distress	serious task
Other adjectives: personal, major, minor, significant.

Comments: This story takes up the task of subverting Roxanne's role as the perpetual damsel in distress, making her only mildly OOC in the process.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Megamind
Whatever the reason, the hero leaves the damsel in distress (at least for the time being), while he goes off to thwart the villain, find the magical MacGuffin or accomplish some other task.

Source: Delaying the Rescue
Kaizo Trap: If you ignore the distress light after the demonstration of the BattleCam, or if you don't pick a location when the task head asks for a signal confirmation from you.

Source: Video Game / Ground Zero Texas

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