Definition:
- (n.) Extreme pain or suffering; anguish of body or mind; as, to suffer distress from the gout, or from the loss of friends.
- (n.) That which occasions suffering; painful situation; misfortune; affliction; misery.
- (n.) A state of danger or necessity; as, a ship in distress, from leaking, loss of spars, want of provisions or water, etc.
- (n.) The act of distraining; the taking of a personal chattel out of the possession of a wrongdoer, by way of pledge for redress of an injury, or for the performance of a duty, as for nonpayment of rent or taxes, or for injury done by cattle, etc.
- (n.) The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction.
- (n.) To cause pain or anguish to; to pain; to oppress with calamity; to afflict; to harass; to make miserable.
- (n.) To compel by pain or suffering.
- (n.) To seize for debt; to distrain.
Compare distress with other words:
distress vs. mistress
distress vs. pang
distress vs. ease
distraught vs. distress
disease vs. distress
distress vs. painful
distress vs. worried
defect vs. distress
adversity vs. distress
distress vs. sorrow
distress vs. heartache
distress vs. misease
distress vs. forthink
distress vs. sickliness
distress vs. necessity
distress vs. misfortune
destitute vs. distress
distress vs. surprise
disconcert vs. distress
distress vs. indignation
distress vs. grief
beset vs. distress
distress vs. grievance
distress vs. torture
dismay vs. distress
distress vs. duress
distress vs. hardship
distress vs. vexation
disquiet vs. distress
distress vs. heartrending
distress vs. heartbreaking
distress vs. noyance
distress vs. distressful
distress vs. tizzy
distress vs. harrowing
distress vs. wah
crisis vs. distress
distress vs. steep
demonstration vs. distress
distress vs. disturbing
distress vs. distressing
distress vs. harrow
distress vs. suffering
distress vs. succor
distress vs. harassment
distress vs. persecute
distress vs. lamentable
afflict vs. distress
distress vs. excruciate
distress vs. poignant
distress vs. tweag
distress vs. disturb
distress vs. huddle
distress vs. wince
distress vs. solace
distress vs. vex
age vs. distress
appearance vs. distress
antique vs. distress
distress vs. object
distress vs. treat
distress vs. payment
debt vs. distress
distress vs. property
distress vs. retain
distress vs. strain
distress vs. district
distrain vs. distress
danger vs. distress
discomfort vs. distress
distress vs. sore
distress vs. sympathy
calamity vs. distress
distress vs. worry
distress vs. wretched
distress vs. tweak
distress vs. rocky
distress vs. relieve
distress vs. plunge
distress vs. misery
distress vs. howl
distress vs. freak
commiseration vs. distress
distress vs. ruth
distress vs. ill
distress vs. stoicism
distress vs. trouble
distress vs. grieve
distress vs. jetsam
anxiety vs. distress
anguish vs. distress
agony vs. distress
affliction vs. distress
distress vs. rock
distress vs. upset
distress vs. pain
distress vs. stress