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Definición y significado de distress
Definición
distress (n.)
1.the state of being sad"she tired of his perpetual sadness"
2.a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune"drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
3.a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder"the patient developed severe pain and distension"
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"
5.psychological suffering"the death of his wife caused him great distress"
6.extreme physical pain"the patient appeared to be in distress"
7.a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)"a ship in distress" "she was the classic maiden in distress"
distress (v. trans.)
1.cause emotional anguish or make miserable"It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school"
2.cause mental pain to"The news of her child's illness distressed the mother"
distress (v.)
1.bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
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Merriam Webster
DistressDis*tress" (?), n. [OE. destresse, distresse, OF. destresse, destrece, F. détresse, OF. destrecier to distress, (assumed) LL. districtiare, fr. L. districtus, p. p. of distringere. See Distrain, and cf. Stress.]
1. Extreme pain or suffering; anguish of body or mind; as, to suffer distress from the gout, or from the loss of friends.
Not fearing death nor shrinking for distress. Shak.
2. That which occasions suffering; painful situation; misfortune; affliction; misery.
Affliction's sons are brothers in distress. Burns.
3. A state of danger or necessity; as, a ship in distress, from leaking, loss of spars, want of provisions or water, etc.
4. (Law) (a) The act of distraining; the taking of a personal chattel out of the possession of a wrongdoer, by way of pledge for redress of an injury, or for the performance of a duty, as for nonpayment of rent or taxes, or for injury done by cattle, etc. (b) The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction. Bouvier. Kent. Burrill.
If he were not paid, he would straight go and take a distress of goods and cattle. Spenser.
The distress thus taken must be proportioned to the thing distrained for. Blackstone.
Abuse of distress. (Law) See under Abuse.
Syn. -- Affliction; suffering; pain; agony; misery; torment; anguish; grief; sorrow; calamity; misfortune; trouble; adversity. See Affliction.
DistressDis*tress", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distressed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Distressing.] [Cf. OF. destrecier. See Distress, n.]
1. To cause pain or anguish to; to pain; to oppress with calamity; to afflict; to harass; to make miserable.
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed. 2 Cor. iv. 8.
2. To compel by pain or suffering.
Men who can neither be distressed nor won into a sacrifice of duty. A. Hamilton.
3. (Law) To seize for debt; to distrain.
Syn. -- To pain; grieve; harass; trouble; perplex; afflict; worry; annoy.
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Definición (más)
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Sinónimos
distress (n.)
ache, adversity, affliction, agony, anguish, beggary, calamity, danger, dejection, destitution, distraint, endangerment, grief, hazard, hurt, hurting, indigence, jeopardy, misery, mournfulness, mourning, need, neediness, pain, penury, peril, poverty, privation, risk, sadness, severe suffering, severe sufferings, sorrow, sorrow and misery, sorrowfulness, suffering, torment, trouble, want, wretchedness, woe (old)
distress (v.)
Ver también
distress (n.)
↘ ache, affronted, aggrieve, bruise, chance, dangerous, grieve, grievous, hazard, hurt, injure, insulted, lay on the line, multiple-risk, offend, offended, painful, put on the line, risk, spite, stake, suffer, suffer from, take chances, unsafe, wound, wounded ↗ cause embarrassment, confound, confuse, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, disturb, embarrass, faze, sad, sorrowful, untune, upset
distress (v. trans.)
↘ frightening ↗ afflicted, brokenhearted, broken-hearted, gloomy, grief-stricken, heartbroken, heartsick, sad, sorrowful
Frases
⇨ Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome • Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome • Adult respiratory distress syndrome • Evidence of fetal distress electrocardiographic • Evidence of fetal distress ultrasonic • Fetal Distress • Maternal distress during labour and delivery • Other respiratory distress of newborn • Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Acute • Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult • Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn • Respiratory distress of newborn • Respiratory distress of newborn, unspecified • Respiratory distress syndrome of newborn • adult respiratory distress syndrome • be in distress • cry of distress • distress call • distress rocket • distress signal • distress warrant • fetal distress • fetal distress in labour and delivery due to drug administration • fetal distress in labour or delivery due to drug administration • fetal or intrauterine distress • foetal distress • in distress • mental distress • respiratory distress (syndrome) in adult • respiratory distress (syndrome) in newborn • respiratory distress (syndrome)(of) adult • respiratory distress (syndrome)(of) newborn • respiratory distress syndrome • respiratory distress syndrome adult • respiratory distress syndrome newborn • respiratory distress syndrome of newborns • respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn • which causes distress
⇨ A Damsel in Distress • A Damsel in Distress (film) • A Damsel in Distress (novel) • Acute respiratory distress syndrome • Adult respiratory distress syndrome • Alpine distress signal • Angels of Distress • Beauties in Distress • Damosel in distress • Damozel in distress • Damsel in distress • Damsel in distress syndrome • Damsel-in-distress • Damsels in Distress (plays) • Distress (medicine) • Distress (novel) • Distress and Coma • Distress radiobeacon • Distress rockets • Distress signal • Distress signal unit • Doctor in Distress • Doctor in Distress (film) • Doctor in Distress (song) • Emotional distress • Fetal distress • Financial distress • Foetal distress • Girls in Distress • Global Maritime Distress Safety System • Harassment, alarm or distress • Infant respiratory distress syndrome • Intentional harassment, alarm or distress • Intentional infliction of emotional distress • Intentional infliction of mental distress • International distress frequency • Mayday (distress signal) • Mental distress • National Distress System • Negligent infliction of emotional distress • Paradise in Distress • Period of financial distress • Personal distress • Respiratory distress • Respiratory distress syndrom • Respiratory distress syndrome • Risk for spiritual distress • Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress 1905-09 • Sedation for intractable distress in the dying • Sedation for intractable distress of a dying patiënt • Spiritual distress • The Distress, Gypsys Rhapsodie • Women in Distress
Diccionario analógico
distress (n.)
tristesse (fr)[Classe]
unhappiness[Hyper.]
grieve, sorrow - sad, sorrowful - sorrowful[Dérivé]
distress (n.)
beggary; poverty[Classe]
malheur (fr)[Classe]
distress (n.)
risk[ClasseHyper.]
distress; danger; hazard; jeopardy; peril; risk; endangerment[ClasseHyper.]
pari (fr)[Classe]
police d'assurance (fr)[Thème]
(place; invest), (investment), (financial institution; financial organization; financial organisation)[termes liés]
danger[Hyper.]
endanger, expose, expose to, leave to the mercy of, peril, queer, scupper - adventure, chance, gamble, hazard, risk, run a risk, run the risk, stick one's neck out, take a chance, take a gamble, take a risk, take chances, take the risk, try one's luck - adventure, dare, hazard, jeopardize, nerve o.s. to, stake, take risks, venture, venture into - chance, hazard, lay on the line, put on the line, risk, stake, take chances - endanger, expose to danger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, peril, threaten - hazardous, risky, wild - hazardous, parlous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-go[Dérivé]
distress (n.)
pain; hurting; distress; misery; suffering; ache[ClasseHyper.]
distress (n.)
pain, painfulness[Hyper.]
hurt - suffer - distress - ache, hurt, smart[Dérivé]
distress (n.)
distress (n.)
situation embarrassante (fr)[ClasseHyper.]
distress (v.)
distress (v. tr.)
afflicted, brokenhearted, broken-hearted, gloomy, grief-stricken, heartbroken, heartsick, sad, sorrowful[Rendre+Attrib.]
annoyance, arse, arsehole, arse-licker, ass, bastard, bother, botheration, brownnose, cunt, darkie, dick, fart, flashy wog, infliction, Negro girl, pain, pain in the arse, pain in the ass, pain in the neck, piccaninny, piss, prick, puke, shitty, sod, wog - pain, painfulness - hurt, suffering - anguish, torment, torture - ache, distress, hurting, misery, pain, suffering - anguish[Dérivé]
suffer[Cause]
distress (v. tr.)
sadden[Classe]
faire souffrir (fr)[Classe]
disturb, trouble, upset[Hyper.]
distress, hurt, suffering[Dérivé]
Wikipedia
Distress
Distress may refer to:
- Distress (medicine), occurring when an individual cannot adapt to stress
- Suffering
- Distress signal, an internationally recognized means for obtaining help
- Distressed inventory, the process whereby materials are worn down by time and natural forces.
- Distressing, making clothing, furniture and household objects look old
- Distress, or distraint, the act of seizing goods to compel payment
- Distress (novel) a novel by Greg Egan
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