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distress in WordNet English dictionary
noun- 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 distraint
- psychological suffering
"the death of his wife caused him great distress"
distress hurt suffering
- 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
verb- cause mental pain to
"The news of her child's illness distressed the mother"
distress
- bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
straiten distress
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University