 distress |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (psychology) psychological suffering | |
| Synonyms: | suffering hurt | |
| Examples: | "the death of his wife caused him great distress" |
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| Related terms: | pain anguish tsoris wound self-torture suffer | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need) | |
| Synonyms: | trouble ill | |
| Examples: | "a ship in distress" "she was the classic maiden in distress" |
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| Related terms: | adversity anguish pressure throe | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a strong feeling of anxiety | |
| Synonyms: | worry trouble | |
| Examples: | "his worry over the prospect of being fired" "it is not work but worry that kills" "he wanted to die and end his troubles" |
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| Related terms: | anxiety worry perturb | |
| 4. | [ verb ] cause mental pain to | |
| Examples: | "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother" |
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| Related terms: | disturb besiege | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (medicine) extreme physical pain | |
| Examples: | "the patient appeared to be in distress" |
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| Related terms: | pain | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (law) the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim | |
| Synonyms: | distraint | |
| Related terms: | seizure | |
| Similar spelling: |
distressed distressing distressful destress distrust diestrus disturber disturbed distorted diestrous disturb distort distrustful distribute dioestrous district distrait distrain distract diestrum |
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