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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Deep :: Deep (superl.) Profound; thorough; complete; unmixed; intense; heavy; heartfelt; as, deep distress; deep melancholy; deep horror..
Imbitter :: Imbitter (v. t.) To make bitter; hence, to make distressing or more distressing; to make sad, morose, sour, or malignant..
Eloign :: Eloign (v. t.) To convey to a distance, or beyond the jurisdiction, or to conceal, as goods liable to distress..
Namation :: Namation (n.) A distraining or levying of a distress; an impounding.
Strait-handed :: Straiten (v. t.) To restrict; to distress or embarrass in respect of means or conditions of life; -- used chiefly in the past participle; -- as, a man straitened in his circumstances..
Pain :: Pain (n.) Any uneasy sensation in animal bodies, from slight uneasiness to extreme distress or torture, proceeding from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; bodily distress; bodily suffering; an ache; a smart..
Remorseless :: Remorseless (a.) Being without remorse; having no pity; hence, destitute of sensibility; cruel; insensible to distress; merciless..
Struggle :: Struggle (v. i.) To labor in pain or anguish; to be in agony; to labor in any kind of difficulty or distress.
Taking :: Taking (n.) Agitation; excitement; distress of mind.
Console :: Console (v. t.) To cheer in distress or depression; to alleviate the grief and raise the spirits of; to relieve; to comfort; to soothe.
Distress :: Distress (n.) To seize for debt; to distrain.
Howl :: Howl (v. i.) To utter a sound expressive of distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.
Moan :: Moan (v. t.) To afflict; to distress.
Roar :: Roar (n.) The cry of one in pain, distress, anger, or the like..
Extreme :: Extreme (n.) An extreme state or condition; hence, calamity, danger, distress, etc..
Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Very trying to the feelings; piercing; keen; severe; painful; distressing; as, sharp pain, weather; a sharp and frosty air..
Distrain :: Distrain (v. t.) To subject to distress; to coerce; as, to distrain a person by his goods and chattels..
Distress :: Distress (n.) Extreme pain or suffering; anguish of body or mind; as, to suffer distress from the gout, or from the loss of friends..
Pressure :: Pressure (n.) Affliction; distress; grievance.
Consolation :: Consolation (n.) The act of consoling; the state of being consoled; allevation of misery or distress of mind; refreshment of spirit; comfort; that which consoles or comforts the spirit.
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