Associations to the word «Distress»
Noun
- Breathing
- Attachment
- Oppression
- Severity
- Sobbing
- Khz
- Extravagance
- Therapist
- Obsession
- Anesthesia
- Assistance
- Curiosity
- Anger
- Idiom
- Thirst
- Urge
- Stress
- Plight
- Tiding
- Sinking
- Ventilation
- Sweating
- Midst
- Danger
- Disturbance
- Parenting
- Displeasure
- Exclamation
- Hemorrhage
- Diagnosis
- Prosperity
- Alienation
- Aversion
- Physical
- Convulsion
- Circumstance
- Clinician
- Countenance
- Stigma
- Feeling
- Unemployment
- Dread
- Paralysis
- Tear
- Groan
- Vessel
- Questionnaire
- Enjoyment
- Complaint
- Irritation
- Weep
- Debtor
- Rent
- Shriek
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
DISTRESS, noun. (Cause of) discomfort.
DISTRESS, noun. Serious danger.
DISTRESS, noun. (legal) A seizing of property without legal process to force payment of a debt.
DISTRESS, noun. (legal) The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction.
DISTRESS, verb. To cause strain or anxiety to someone.
DISTRESS, verb. (legal) To retain someone’s property against the payment of a debt; to distrain.
DISTRESS, verb. To treat an object, such as an antique, to give it an appearance of age.
Dictionary definition
DISTRESS, noun. Psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress".
DISTRESS, noun. A state of adversity (danger or affliction or need); "a ship in distress"; "she was the classic maiden in distress".
DISTRESS, noun. Extreme physical pain; "the patient appeared to be in distress".
DISTRESS, noun. The seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim; "Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien".
DISTRESS, verb. Bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship.
DISTRESS, verb. Cause mental pain to; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother".
Wise words
Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite
surprised to be taken at his word.