Definition of distress

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

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Pain :: Pain (n.) Uneasiness of mind; mental distress; disquietude; anxiety; grief; solicitude; anguish.
Distressing :: Distressing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distres.
Woful :: Woful (a.) Bringing calamity, distress, or affliction; as, a woeful event; woeful want..
Ruth :: Ruth (v.) That which causes pity or compassion; misery; distress; a pitiful sight.
Presentiment :: Presentiment (n.) Previous sentiment, conception, or opinion; previous apprehension; especially, an antecedent impression or conviction of something unpleasant, distressing, or calamitous, about to happen; anticipation of evil; foreboding..
Sore :: Sore (superl.) Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore evil or calamity..
Eloign :: Eloign (v. t.) To convey to a distance, or beyond the jurisdiction, or to conceal, as goods liable to distress..
Howl :: Howl (n.) A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.
Distrain :: Distrain (v. t.) To press heavily upon; to bear down upon with violence; hence, to constrain or compel; to bind; to distress, torment, or afflict..
Stress :: Stress (n.) Distress.
Tine :: Tine (n.) Trouble; distress; teen.
Supplicator :: Supplication (n.) A religious solemnity observed in consequence of some military success, and also, in times of distress and danger, to avert the anger of the gods..
Remorseless :: Remorseless (a.) Being without remorse; having no pity; hence, destitute of sensibility; cruel; insensible to distress; merciless..
Help :: Help (v. t.) Strength or means furnished toward promoting an object, or deliverance from difficulty or distress; aid; ^; also, the person or thing furnishing the aid; as, he gave me a help of fifty dollars..
Harrow :: Harrow (interj.) Help! Halloo! An exclamation of distress; a call for succor;-the ancient Norman hue and cry.
Distressful :: Distressful (a.) Full of distress; causing, indicating, or attended with, distress; as, a distressful situation..
Darkness :: Darkness (n.) A state of distress or trouble.
Afflictive :: Afflictive (a.) Giving pain; causing continued or repeated pain or grief; distressing.
Easiness :: Easiness (n.) The state or condition of being easy; freedom from distress; rest.
Touch :: Touch (v. t.) To harm, afflict, or distress..
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