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"the death of his wife caused him great distress"nounpsychological sufferingtype of:
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"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"nounthe seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
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verbbring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
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"a ship in distress" "she was the classic maiden in distress"nouna state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)type of:
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"The news of her child's illness distressed the mother"verbcause mental pain to
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"the patient appeared to be in distress"nounextreme physical pain
Definition that contains distress
- ill distressing
- identity crisis distress and disorientation (especially in adolescence) resulting from conflicting pressures and uncertainty about one's self and one's role in society