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Upsets (10 letter answer)

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DISTRESSES

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The answer DISTRESSES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.

Definition

DISTRESS as a noun:

1. (distress, hurt, suffering) = psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress"
2. a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need); "a ship in distress"; "she was the classic maiden in distress"
3. extreme physical pain; "the patient appeared to be in distress"
4. (distress, distraint) = the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim; "Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien"

DISTRESS as a verb:

1. cause mental pain to; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother"