Definition of distress

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Distress (n.) The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction.

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Eloign :: Eloign (v. t.) To convey to a distance, or beyond the jurisdiction, or to conceal, as goods liable to distress..
Starve :: Starve (v. t.) To distress or subdue by famine; as, to starvea garrison into a surrender..
Distressing :: Distressing (adv.) In a distressing manner.
Sufferance :: Sufferance (n.) Pain endured; misery; suffering; distress.
Moan :: Moan (v. t.) To afflict; to distress.
Suffering :: Suffering (n.) The bearing of pain, inconvenience, or loss; pain endured; distress, loss, or injury incurred; as, sufferings by pain or sorrow; sufferings by want or by wrongs..
Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Very trying to the feelings; piercing; keen; severe; painful; distressing; as, sharp pain, weather; a sharp and frosty air..
Suffer :: Suffer (v. t.) To feel, or endure, with pain, annoyance, etc.; to submit to with distress or grief; to undergo; as, to suffer pain of body, or grief of mind..
Torment :: Torment (v. t.) To pain; to distress; to afflict.
Distrain :: Distrain (v. t.) To subject to distress; to coerce; as, to distrain a person by his goods and chattels..
Afflict :: Afflict (v. t.) To inflict some great injury or hurt upon, causing continued pain or mental distress; to trouble grievously; to torment..
Distressing :: Distressing (a.) Causing distress; painful; unpleasant.
Passion :: Passion (n.) A suffering or enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; any suffering or distress (as, a cardiac passion); specifically, the suffering of Christ between the time of the last supper and his death, esp. in the garden upon the cross..
Yearn :: Yearn (v. i.) To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn.
Howl :: Howl (n.) A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.
Sufficed :: Suffering (a.) Being in pain or grief; having loss, injury, distress, etc..
Distress :: Distress (n.) To cause pain or anguish to; to pain; to oppress with calamity; to afflict; to harass; to make miserable.
Remorseless :: Remorseless (a.) Being without remorse; having no pity; hence, destitute of sensibility; cruel; insensible to distress; merciless..
Distressful :: Distressful (a.) Full of distress; causing, indicating, or attended with, distress; as, a distressful situation..
Tweague :: Tweague (n.) A pinching condition; perplexity; trouble; distress.
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