distress

  • 31distress — Mental or physical suffering or anguish. [L. distringo, to draw asunder] fetal d. SYN: nonreassuring fetal status. * * * Dispatch Stent Restenosis Study * * * dis·tress dis tres n pain or suffering affecting the body, a bodily part, or the mind… …

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  • 32distress — 1. noun 1) she concealed her distress Syn: anguish, suffering, pain, agony, torment, heartache, heartbreak, sorrow, sadness, unhappiness 2) a ship in distress Syn: danger …

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  • 33distress — noun 1》 extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain. 2》 the state of a ship or aircraft when in danger or difficulty. 3》 Medicine a state of physical strain, especially difficulty in breathing. 4》 Law another term for distraint. verb 1》 cause distress to.… …

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  • 34distress —   Pilikia, pōpilikia, pō ino, ho opō ino, īnea, ho īnea, eha, hō eha eha.   Also: ho okō eha eha, kūpiliki i, ho omāhuwā, manawahua kai ko o, kipona, pōnalo.   See saying, uhiwai.    ♦ Distress signal, hō ākaaka no ka wā pilikia …

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  • 35Distress and Coma — Optical Impression Single by The Gazette from the album Dim …

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  • 36Distress Marker — (militärisch) Distress Marker sind Signalmittel, die optische Signale aussenden. Sie weisen entweder auf eine Notsituation hin oder ermöglichen eine Identifikation. Im militärischen Bereich werden Distress Marker speziell für die Identifikation… …

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  • 37distress borrowing — ➔ borrowing * * * distress borrowing UK US noun [U] ► FINANCE the act of borrowing money because you do not have enough to pay back a debt or to operate your business: »Reasons for distress borrowing may include borrowing due to an emergency, or… …

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  • 38distress selling — ➔ selling * * * distress selling UK US noun [C or U] ► FINANCE the act of selling something because you do not have enough money to pay back a debt or to operate your business: »Because a distress selling means the owners are being forced to sell …

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  • 39distress selling — distress selling, the selling of distress merchandise: »Few ranchers here saw any need for distress selling (Wall Street Journal) …

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  • 40Distress (novel) — Distress is a 1995 science fiction novel by Australian writer Greg Egan. Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Gender roles 3 Anarchism 4 Footnotes …

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