Which meaning from the dictionary best matches the underlined word as it is used in the paragraph?

after the hurricane, the people in the town were in great distress. many people’s homes were destroyed and they had nothing left. everyone needed food, clothing, and shelter.

read the dictionary entry.

distress (dih-stres)
noun
1. great pain and unhappiness
2. a state of extreme misfortune
3. the state of a ship needing immediate
verb
4. to bother or worry
5. to subject to stress

a.
1. great pain and unhappiness

b.
2. a state of extreme misfortune

c.
4. to bother or worry

d.
5. to subject to stress

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invention of the washing machine

in the past, people used sticks and stones or scrub boards to clean their clothing. as it was sweaty, backbreaking work, we owe a world of to james king because he created the model for the modern washing machine in 1851. the most important issue was that this machine cleaned clothes while a person cranked the handle. doing this made people who used it develop strong muscles in their arms. later, in 1908, alva j. fisher created an electric washing machine named thor. this one was not the first automatic washing machine. however, it was one of the most popular models at the time.