Definition of distress

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Distress (n.) That which occasions suffering; painful situation; misfortune; affliction; misery.

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Strait :: Strait (superl.) Difficult; distressful; straited.
Avowant :: Avowant (n.) The defendant in replevin, who avows the distress of the goods, and justifies the taking..
Easy :: Easy (v. t.) Free from pain, distress, toil, exertion, and the like; quiet; as, the patient is easy..
Ruth :: Ruth (v.) That which causes pity or compassion; misery; distress; a pitiful sight.
Taking :: Taking (n.) Agitation; excitement; distress of mind.
Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Very trying to the feelings; piercing; keen; severe; painful; distressing; as, sharp pain, weather; a sharp and frosty air..
Stress :: Stress (n.) Distress.
Refuge :: Refuge (n.) Shelter or protection from danger or distress.
Painful :: Painful (a.) Full of pain; causing uneasiness or distress, either physical or mental; afflictive; disquieting; distressing..
Needful :: Needful (a.) Full of need; in need or want; needy; distressing.
Malignant :: Malignant (a.) Disposed to do harm, inflict suffering, or cause distress; actuated by extreme malevolence or enmity; virulently inimical; bent on evil; malicious..
Eloign :: Eloign (v. t.) To convey to a distance, or beyond the jurisdiction, or to conceal, as goods liable to distress..
Distressing :: Distressing (adv.) In a distressing manner.
Harrow :: Harrow (interj.) Help! Halloo! An exclamation of distress; a call for succor;-the ancient Norman hue and cry.
Bitter :: Bitter (v. t.) Mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable.
Replevin :: Replevin (n.) A personal action which lies to recover possession of goods and chattle wrongfully taken or detained. Originally, it was a remedy peculiar to cases for wrongful distress, but it may generally now be brought in all cases of wrongful taking or detention..
Anguish :: Anguish (v. t.) To distress with extreme pain or grief.
Struggle :: Struggle (v. i.) To labor in pain or anguish; to be in agony; to labor in any kind of difficulty or distress.
Compassion :: Compassion (n.) Literally, suffering with another; a sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration..
Discomfort :: Discomfort (v. t.) Want of comfort; uneasiness, mental or physical; disturbance of peace; inquietude; pain; distress; sorrow..
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