Distress may refer to:Distress (medicine), an aversive state in which a person shows maladaptive behaviors Mental distress Distress, or distraint, the act of seizing goods to compel payment Distress (novel), a novel by Greg Egan Distress , a 1946 French film Distress , a 1929 French silent film Distress signal, a recognized means for obtaining help Distressed inventory, goods or materials whose potential to be sold at a normal cost has passed Distressing, the process of making an object appear aged Stone washing, a similar technique used on apparel