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1. [n] - a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need) 2. [n] - extreme physical pain 3. [n] - psychological suffering 4. [n] - the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim 5. [v] - cause mental pain to
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- Example use of the word distress1. Originally distress was a landloard's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien 2. the death of his wife caused him great distress 3. the patient appeared to be in distress 4. a ship in distress 5. she was the classic maiden in distress
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distress Synonyms suffering hurt distraint
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