nnoun.feelingpsychological sufferingSynset:hurt suffering
Examples:- the death of his wife caused him great distress
Derivationally Related Form:sufferdistresshurt
Hypernyms:pain painfulness
Inherited Hypernyms:distresspainfeelingstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:anguishself-tormentself-torturetormenttorturetsoriswound
Full Hyponyms:anguishself-torturetsoriswound
nnoun.statea state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)Examples:- a ship in distress
- she was the classic maiden in distress
Hypernyms:adversity hard knocks hardship
Inherited Hypernyms:distressadversitymisfortunefortuneconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:anguishpressurethroe
Full Hyponyms:anguishpressurethroe
nnoun.stateextreme physical painExamples:- the patient appeared to be in distress
Hypernyms:hurting pain
Inherited Hypernyms:distresspainsymptomevidenceinformationcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.actthe seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claimSynset:distraint
Examples:- 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
Hypernyms:seizure
Inherited Hypernyms:distressseizureappropriationacquiringacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.socialbring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardshipSynset:straiten
Hypernyms:bother discommode disoblige incommode inconvenience put out trouble
Inherited Hypernyms:straitentroubleaffectchange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody
vverb.emotioncause mental pain toExamples:- The news of her child's illness distressed the mother
Derivationally Related Form:distress
Hypernyms:disturb trouble upset
Inherited Hypernyms:distressdisturbaffect
Direct Hyponyms:besiege
Full Troponyms:besiege
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The bad news will --- him (apply to: distress)