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distress

Nouns

• (n) psychological suffering
  • the death of his wife caused him great distress
  hurt, suffering,
• (n) a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)
  • a ship in distress
  • she was the classic maiden in distress
• (n) extreme physical pain
  • the patient appeared to be in distress
• (n) the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
  • Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien
  distraint,

Verbs

• (v) bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship straiten,
• (v) cause mental pain to
  • The news of her child's illness distressed the mother

Synonyms

hurt suffering straiten distraint

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