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distress definition

distress


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  distress 
 
  1  sense  of  distress 
 
  Sense  1 
  distress 
  =>  besiege 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  distress 
 
  1  sense  of  distress 
 
  Sense  1 
  distress 
  =>  besiege 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  distress 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  distress 
 
  1  sense  of  distress 
 
  Sense  1 
  distress 
  =>  disturb,  upset,  trouble 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  distress 
 
  distress  used  as  a  verb  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  distress 
 
  Sense  1 
  distress 
  =>  disturb,  upset,  trouble 
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  Grep  of  noun  distress 
  adult  respiratory  distress  syndrome 
  distress 
  distress  call 
  distress  signal 
  distressfulness 
  fetal  distress 
  foetal  distress 
  respiratory  distress  syndrome 
  respiratory  distress  syndrome  of  the  newborn 
 
  Overview  of  noun  distress 
 
  The  noun  distress  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  distress,  hurt,  suffering  --  (psychological  suffering;  "the  death  of  his  wife  caused  him  great  distress") 
  2.  (3)  distress  --  (a  state  of  adversity  (danger  or  affliction  or  need);  "a  ship  in  distress";  "she  was  the  classic  maiden  in  distress") 
  3.  distress  --  (extreme  physical  pain;  "the  patient  appeared  to  be  in  distress") 
  4.  distress,  distraint  --  (the  seizure  and  holding  of  property  as  security  for  payment  of  a  debt  or  satisfaction  of  a  claim) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  distress 
 
  The  verb  distress  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  distress  --  (cause  mental  pain  to) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  distress 
  distressed 
  distressful 
  distressing 
 
  Overview  of  noun  distress 
 
  The  noun  distress  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  distress,  hurt,  suffering  --  (psychological  suffering;  "the  death  of  his  wife  caused  him  great  distress") 
  2.  (3)  distress  --  (a  state  of  adversity  (danger  or  affliction  or  need);  "a  ship  in  distress";  "she  was  the  classic  maiden  in  distress") 
  3.  distress  --  (extreme  physical  pain;  "the  patient  appeared  to  be  in  distress") 
  4.  distress,  distraint  --  (the  seizure  and  holding  of  property  as  security  for  payment  of  a  debt  or  satisfaction  of  a  claim) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  distress 
 
  The  verb  distress  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  distress  --  (cause  mental  pain  to) 



distress definition