distress

Definitions

1. 1noun

   Extreme pain or suffering; anguish of body or mind; as, to suffer distress from the gout, or from the loss of friends.

2. 2noun

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

3. 3noun

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

4. 4noun

   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.

5. 5noun

   The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction.

6. 6noun

   To cause pain or anguish to; to pain; to oppress with calamity; to afflict; to harass; to make miserable.

7. 7noun

   To compel by pain or suffering.

8. 8noun

   To seize for debt; to distrain.

9. 9noun

   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"

   Synonyms

   distraint
10. 10noun

    psychological suffering

    "the death of his wife caused him great distress"

    Synonyms

    hurtsuffering
11. 11noun

    extreme physical pain

    "the patient appeared to be in distress"

12. 12noun

    a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)

    "a ship in distress"

    "she was the classic maiden in distress"

13. 13verb

    cause mental pain to

    "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother"

14. 14verb

    bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship

    Synonyms

    straiten