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distress Definition:
- Distress may refer to:
| Distress (n.) Extreme pain or suffering |
| Distress (n.) That which occasions suffering |
| Distress (n.) A state of danger or necessity |
| Distress (n.) The act of distraining |
| Distress (n.) The thing taken by distraining |
| Distress (n.) To cause pain or anguish to |
| Distress (n.) To compel by pain or suffering. |
| Distress (n.) To seize for debt |
| distress / distraint 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" |
| distress signal / distress call an internationally recognized signal sent out by a ship or plane indicating that help is needed |
| distress hurt suffering psychological suffering, "the death of his wife caused him great distress" |
| adult respiratory distress syndrome / ARDS / wet lung / white lung acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales, inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen, occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc. |
| fetal distress / foetal distress an abnormal condition of a fetus, usually discovered during pregnancy and characterized by an abnormal heart rhythm |
| respiratory distress syndrome / respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn / hyaline membrane disease an acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the premature newborn), lungs cannot expand because of a wetting agent is lacking, characterized by rapid shallow breathing and cyanosis and the formation of a glassy hyaline membrane over the alveoli |
| distress extreme physical pain, "the patient appeared to be in distress" |
| distress a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need), "a ship in distress", "she was the classic maiden in distress" |
| distress cause mental pain to, "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother" |
| straiten / distress bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship |
distress Synonyme:
| distress Schmerz abashment abuse ache aches and pains aching adversity afflict affliction aggrieve agitate agitation agonize agony ail all-overs amercement angary angst anguish annexation annexure annoy anxiety anxiety hysteria anxiety neurosis anxious bench anxious concern anxious seat anxiousness apprehension apprehensiveness attachment be the matter befoul beset bewitch bite bitter cup bitter draft bitter draught bitter pill bitterness bleakness blight blow bother broken fortune burden burden of care burn calamity cankerworm of care care catastrophe chafe chagrin cheerlessness collectivization comfortlessness commandeering communalization communization complicate matters concern concernment condemn confiscation confusion constrain convulse corrupt cramp cross crown of thorns crucify curse cut damage damages defile deprave depress depression desolation despoil destroy difficulties difficulty disadvantage disaster discomfiture discomfort discommode discomposure disconcertion disconcertment discountenance dismalness dismay disquiet disquietude disserve distraint distressfulness disturb disturbance do a mischief do evil do ill do wrong do wrong by dolor doom dread dreariness embarrassment eminent domain encumbrance envenom escheat escheatment excruciate execution exigency expropriation fear fester fine foreboding forebodingness forfeit forfeiture frazzle fret gall gall and wormwood garnishment genteel poverty get into trouble give concern give pain gnaw grate grief grievance grieve grievousness grind gripe harass hard pinch hardship harm harrow harry heartache heartbreak hex hurt hurting impair impecuniosity impecuniousness impoundment impressment inconvenience infect inflame inflict pain infliction injure injury inquietude insolvency irk irritate jinx joylessness kill by inches lacerate |
| distressed abashed afflicted agitated agonized annoyed anxious badly off beset bothered cast down chagrined chapfallen confused convulsed crucified discomfited discomforted discomposed disconcerted disquieted distracted distrait disturbed down to bedrock embarrassed feeling the pinch harassed hard up harrowed hung up hurt hurting ill at ease ill off impecunious in Queer Street in distress in narrow circumstances in pain in reduced circumstances in straitened circumstances inconvenienced irked lacerated land-poor martyred martyrized mortified narrow on the edge on the rack out of countenance out of pocket pained perturbed pinched plagued poor poorly off put to it put-out put-upon puzzled racked reduced short short of cash short of funds short of money sore beset squeezed straitened strapped suffering tormented tortured troubled twisted uncomfortable under the harrow uneasy unmoneyed unprosperous upset vexed worried wounded wrung |
| distressing acute affecting afflictive agonizing annoying atrocious baleful baneful biting bitter bleak bothersome calamitous chafing cheerless comfortless corroding corrosive corrupting corruptive counterproductive cramping cruel damaging deadly deleterious deplorable depressing depressive detrimental dire disadvantageous discomforting dismal dismaying disquieting disserviceable distressful disturbing dolorific dolorogenic dolorous dreary excruciating fretting gnawing grave grievous griping harassing hard harmful harrowing harsh heartbreaking hurtful hurting injurious joyless lamentable lethal malefic malevolent malign malignant mischievous mournful moving noisome noxious ominous painful paroxysmal pathetic pernicious piercing piteous pitiable plaguing poignant poisonous prejudicial pungent racking regrettable rueful sad saddening scatheful severe sharp shooting sore sorrowful spasmatic spasmic spasmodic stabbing stinging tormenting torturous touching toxic troublesome uncomfortable unfortunate upsetting venenate veneniferous venenous venomous vicious virulent woebegone woeful worrisome worrying wretched |