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Distress

Distress Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Distress? [n] the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim; "Originally distress was a landloard's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien" [n] psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress" [n] extreme physical pain; "the patient appeared to be in distress" [n] a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need); "a ship in distress"; "she was the classic maiden in distress" [v] cause mental pain to Synonyms \| Synonyms for Distress: distraint \| hurt \| suffering Related Terms \| Find terms related to Distress: 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 \| 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\| scathe \| Schmerz \| sconce \| sea of troubles \| sequestration \| sharpness \| shock \| slender means \| socialization \| solicitude \| sore \| sore spot \| sorrow \| sorrowfulness \| spasm \| stab \| stew \| sting \| strain \| strait \| straitened circumstances \| straits \| stress \| stress of life \| stroke \| suffering \| suspense \| taint \| tender spot \| tension \| thorn \| threaten \| throes \| tight squeeze \| torment \| torture \| tragedy \| trial \| tribulation \| trouble \| try \| tweak \| twinge \| twist \| uneasiness \| unhappiness \| unprosperousness \| unquietness \| upset \| vex \| vexation \| vicissitude \| violate \| visitation \| voluntary poverty \| vows of poverty \| waters of bitterness \| weigh \| weight \| woe \| woebegoneness \| woefulness \| worry \| wound \| wreak havoc on \| wrench \| wretchedness \| wring \| wrong \| zeal See Also \| adversity \| anguish \| anguish \| besiege \| disturb \| hardship \| hurting \| pain \| pain \| painfulness \| pressure \| seizure \| self-torment \| self-torture \| throe \| torment \| torture \| trouble \| upset \| wound Distress In Webster's Dictionary \Distress"\, n. [OE. destresse, distresse, OF. destresse, destrece, F. d['e]tresse, OF. destrecier to distress, (assumed) LL. districtiare, fr. L. districtus, p. p. of distringere. See {Distrain}, and cf. {Stress}.] 1. Extreme pain or suffering; anguish of body or mind; as, to suffer distress from the gout, or from the loss of friends. Not fearing death nor shrinking for distress. --Shak. 2. That which occasions suffering; painful situation; misfortune; affliction; misery. Affliction's sons are brothers in distress. --Burns. 3. A state of danger or necessity; as, a ship in distress, from leaking, loss of spars, want of provisions or water, etc. 4. (Law) (a) The act of distraining; the taking of a personal chattel out of the possession of a wrongdoer, by way of pledge for redress of an injury, or for the performance of a duty, as for nonpayment of rent or taxes, or for injury done by cattle, etc. (b) The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction. --Bouvier. Kent. Burrill. If he were not paid, he would straight go and take a distress of goods and cattle. --Spenser. The distress thus taken must be proportioned to the thing distrained for. --Blackstone. {Abuse of distress}. (Law) See under {Abuse}. Syn: Affliction; suffering; pain; agony; misery; torment; anguish; grief; sorrow; calamity; misfortune; trouble; adversity. See {Affliction}. \Distress"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distressing}.] [Cf. OF. destrecier. See {Distress}, n.] 1. To cause pain or anguish to; to pain; to oppress with calamity; to afflict; to harass; to make miserable. We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed. --2 Cor. iv. 8. 2. To compel by pain or suffering. Men who can neither be distressed nor won into a sacrifice of duty. --A. Hamilton. 3. (Law) To seize for debt; to distrain. Syn: To pain; grieve; harass; trouble; perplex; afflict; worry; annoy.

Distress Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Distress?

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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Distress: distraint | hurt | suffering

Distress In Webster's Dictionary

\Dis*tress"\, n. [OE. destresse, distresse, OF.
destresse, destrece, F. d['e]tresse, OF. destrecier to
distress, (assumed) LL. districtiare, fr. L. districtus, p.
p. of distringere. See {Distrain}, and cf. {Stress}.]
1. Extreme pain or suffering; anguish of body or mind; as, to
   suffer distress from the gout, or from the loss of
   friends.

         Not fearing death nor shrinking for distress.
                                               --Shak.

2. That which occasions suffering; painful situation;
   misfortune; affliction; misery.

         Affliction's sons are brothers in distress. --Burns.

3. A state of danger or necessity; as, a ship in distress,
   from leaking, loss of spars, want of provisions or water,
   etc.

4. (Law)
   (a) The act of distraining; the taking of a personal
       chattel out of the possession of a wrongdoer, by way
       of pledge for redress of an injury, or for the
       performance of a duty, as for nonpayment of rent or
       taxes, or for injury done by cattle, etc.
   (b) The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized
       to procure satisfaction. --Bouvier. Kent. Burrill.

             If he were not paid, he would straight go and
             take a distress of goods and cattle. --Spenser.

             The distress thus taken must be proportioned to
             the thing distrained for.         --Blackstone.

{Abuse of distress}. (Law) See under {Abuse}.

Syn: Affliction; suffering; pain; agony; misery; torment;
     anguish; grief; sorrow; calamity; misfortune; trouble;
     adversity. See {Affliction}.


\Dis*tress"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distressed}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Distressing}.] [Cf. OF. destrecier. See {Distress},
n.]
1. To cause pain or anguish to; to pain; to oppress with
   calamity; to afflict; to harass; to make miserable.

         We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed.
                                               --2 Cor. iv.
                                               8.

2. To compel by pain or suffering.

         Men who can neither be distressed nor won into a
         sacrifice of duty.                    --A. Hamilton.

3. (Law) To seize for debt; to distrain.

Syn: To pain; grieve; harass; trouble; perplex; afflict;
     worry; annoy.

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