distress
11distress — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ acute, considerable, deep, extreme, great, immense (BrE), severe, significant ▪ genuine, real …
12distress — I n. 1)to feel; suffer distress 2) to alleviate, ease distress 3) deep, great, profound distress 4) economic, financial distress 5) distress at, over, with 6) to smb. s distress (to our distress, her condition did not improve) II v. (R) it… …
13distress — distressingly, adv. /di stres /, n. 1. great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble. 2. a state of extreme necessity or misfortune. 3. the state of a ship or airplane requiring immediate assistance, as… …
14distress — A common law right of landlord, now regulated by statute, to seize a tenant s goods and chattels in a nonjudicial proceeding to satisfy an arrears of rent. The taking of goods and chattels out of the possession of a wrong doer into the custody of …
15distress — A common law right of landlord, now regulated by statute, to seize a tenant s goods and chattels in a nonjudicial proceeding to satisfy an arrears of rent. The taking of goods and chattels out of the possession of a wrong doer into the custody of …
16distress — I. noun Etymology: Middle English destresse, from Anglo French destresce, from Vulgar Latin *districtia, from Latin districtus, past participle of distringere Date: 13th century 1. a. seizure and detention of the goods of another as pledge or to… …
17distress — dis|tress1 [dıˈstres] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: destresse, from Latin districtus, past participle of distringere to pull apart, prevent from acting or leaving ] 1.) a feeling of extreme unhappiness ▪ Luke s behaviour caused… …
18distress — I UK [dɪˈstres] / US noun [uncountable] ** 1) a feeling that you have when you are very unhappy, worried, or upset I wouldn t want to cause her any distress. in distress: She d arrived on Gina s doorstep in obvious distress. 2) great pain 3) a… …
19distress — dis|tress1 [ dı stres ] noun uncount ** 1. ) a feeling that you have when you are very unhappy, worried, or upset: I wouldn t want to cause her any distress. in distress: She d arrived on Gina s doorstep in obvious distress. a ) great pain 2. ) a …
20distress — 1 noun (U) 1 EXTREME WORRY a feeling of extreme worry and unhappiness: Luke s destructive behaviour caused his parents great distress. | in distress: The girl was crying and clearly in distress. 2 PAIN formal great physical pain 3 LACK OF… …
