distress
English Thesaurus
1. the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim (noun.act)
hypernym | : | seizure, |
definition | : | the taking possession of something by legal process (noun.act) |
2. psychological suffering (noun.feeling)
hypernym | : | pain, painfulness, |
definition | : | emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid (noun.feeling) |
hyponym | : | tsoris, |
definition | : | (Yiddish) trouble and suffering (noun.feeling) |
hyponym | : | wound, |
definition | : | a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride) (noun.feeling) |
3. extreme physical pain (noun.state)
hypernym | : | hurting, pain, |
definition | : | a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder (noun.state) |
4. a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need) (noun.state)
hyponym | : | anguish, |
definition | : | extreme distress of body or mind (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | pressure, |
definition | : | an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | throe, |
definition | : | hard or painful trouble or struggle (noun.state) |
5. cause mental pain to (verb.emotion)
hyponym | : | besiege, |
definition | : | cause to feel distressed or worried (verb.emotion) |
6. bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship (verb.social)
7. psychological suffering (noun.feeling)
derivation | : | hurt, |
definition | : | give trouble or pain to (verb.body) |
derivation | : | suffer, |
definition | : | experience (emotional) pain (verb.emotion) |
derivation | : | distress, |
definition | : | cause mental pain to (verb.emotion) |
derivation | : | ache, hurt, smart, |
definition | : | be the source of pain (verb.perception) |
8. cause mental pain to (verb.emotion)
9. psychological suffering (noun.feeling)
derivation | : | hurt, |
definition | : | give trouble or pain to (verb.body) |
derivation | : | suffer, |
definition | : | experience (emotional) pain (verb.emotion) |
derivation | : | distress, |
definition | : | cause mental pain to (verb.emotion) |
derivation | : | ache, hurt, smart, |
definition | : | be the source of pain (verb.perception) |
10. cause mental pain to (verb.emotion)
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