undistress

English

Etymology

un- +‎ distress

Verb

undistress (third-person singular simple present undistresses, present participle undistressing, simple past and past participle undistressed)

1. (transitive, rare) To free from distress.
   • 2010, Neil Gaiman, Neverwhere:

     'Most important of all: no buts, Now, we have a damsel to undistress,' said de Carabas. 'And time is of the essence. Move.'

   • 2013, Amy Helene Forss, Black Print with a White Carnation, page 159:

     She maintained, “Omaha can't be viable and safe until something is done to 'undistress' the black community […]