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noun : DISTRESS
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress" ;
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2. (
) a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need); "a ship in distress"; "she was the classic maiden in distress" ;
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3. (
) extreme physical pain; "the patient appeared to be in distress" ;
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4. (
) 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" ;
verb : DISTRESS
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship ;
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2. (
) cause mental pain to; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother" ;
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