Usually means: Female character needing rescue, stereotypically.
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We found 5 dictionaries that define the word damsel in distress:

General (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. damsel in distress: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. damsel in distress: Wiktionary
  3. Damsel in Distress (disambiguation), Damsel in Distress, Damsel in distress: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. damsel in distress: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. damsel in distress: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (damsel in distress)

noun:  A young woman perceived as being helpless in a dangerous situation and requiring rescue.

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