as in girl
a young unmarried woman
knights are celebrated in fairy tales for rescuing damsels in distress
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Disney started making princess movies where the damsels saved each other rather than relying on a prince’s kiss.
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Constance Grady, Vox, 2 Mar. 2024
In other words, a new way for Zelda to step out of the damsel role and into her own power.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 4 Sep. 2024
More than 20 years later, Shrek is still fresh and funny, with impeccable voice acting by Mike Myers as the furious green ogre; Eddie Murphy as his motor-mouth companion Donkey; Cameron Diaz as a not-so-helpless damsel in distress; and John Lithgow as a diminutive dictator.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 20 July 2024
Things are looking bleak, and there’s no one around to help this damsel in distress.
—Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 27 June 2024
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Constance Grady, Vox, 2 Mar. 2024
In other words, a new way for Zelda to step out of the damsel role and into her own power.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 4 Sep. 2024
More than 20 years later, Shrek is still fresh and funny, with impeccable voice acting by Mike Myers as the furious green ogre; Eddie Murphy as his motor-mouth companion Donkey; Cameron Diaz as a not-so-helpless damsel in distress; and John Lithgow as a diminutive dictator.
—Danny Horn, EW.com, 20 July 2024
Things are looking bleak, and there’s no one around to help this damsel in distress.
—Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 27 June 2024
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“Damsel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damsel. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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