Noun
distress -
psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress"
hurt ,
suffering
painfulness ,
pain the quality of being painful; "she feared the painfulness of childbirth"
anguish ,
torture ,
torment extreme mental distress
self-torment ,
self-torture self-imposed distress
tsoris (Yiddish) trouble and suffering
distress -
a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need); "a ship in distress" ; "she was the classic maiden in distress"
hard knocks ,
adversity ,
hardship a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event; "a period marked by adversities"
anguish extreme mental distress
pressure a force that compels; "the public brought pressure to bear on the government"
distress -
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"
distraint
distress -
extreme physical pain; "the patient appeared to be in distress"
Verb
distress -
cause mental pain to; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother"
disturb ,
trouble ,
upset damage as if by shaking or jarring; "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!"
besiege harass, as with questions or requests; "The press photographers besieged the movie star"
distress -
bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
straiten
discommode ,
incommode ,
inconvenience ,
disoblige ,
trouble ,
bother ,
put out ignore someone's wishes
