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distress

(d/I/'str/E/s )

psychological suffering(noun.feeling)

Example:
The death of his wife caused him great distress.

Synonym:
hurt, suffering

source: wordnet30
a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)(noun.state)

Example:
A ship in distress.
She was the classic maiden in distress.

source: wordnet30
extreme physical pain(noun.state)

Example:
The patient appeared to be in distress.

source: wordnet30
the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim(noun.act)

Example:
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.

Synonym:
distraint

source: wordnet30
Extreme pain or suffering; anguish of body or mind; as, to suffer distress from the gout, or from the loss of friends.(noun)

source: webster1913

bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship(verb.social)

Synonym:
straiten

source: wordnet30
cause mental pain to(verb.emotion)

Example:
The news of her child's illness distressed the mother.

source: wordnet30
To cause pain or anguish to; to pain; to oppress with calamity; to afflict; to harass; to make miserable.(verb)

source: webster1913

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