distress
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(noun) the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim |
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Synonyms: distraint |
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Related Words: seizure |
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(verb) cause mental pain to |
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Related Words: disturb, trouble, upset |
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(noun) psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress" |
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Synonyms: hurt, suffering |
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Related Words: anguish, pain, painfulness, self-torment, self-torture, torment, torture |
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(noun) a strong feeling of anxiety; "his distress as the prospect of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he wanted to die and end his troubles" |
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Synonyms: trouble, worry |
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Related Words: anxiety |
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(noun) a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need); "in trouble with the police"; "he wanted to cure the ills of all mankind"; "she was the classic maiden in distress" |
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Synonyms: ill, trouble |
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Related Words: adversity, anguish, hardship, throe |
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