distress

dis·tress  (d-strs)

tr.v. dis·tressed, dis·tress·ing, dis·tress·es

1. To cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to. See Synonyms at trouble.

2. Law To hold the property of (a person) against the payment of debts.

3. To mar or otherwise treat (an object or fabric, for example) to give the appearance of an antique or of heavy prior use: "There are the fakesnew rugs which have been intentionally distressed for an older look" (Hatfield MA Valley Advocate).

4. Archaic To constrain or overcome by harassment.

n.

1. Anxiety or mental suffering.

2.

a. Severe strain resulting from exhaustion or an accident.

b. Acute physical discomfort.

c. Physical deterioration, as of a highway, caused by hard use over time: pavement distress.

3. The condition of being in need of immediate assistance: a motorist in distress.

4. Law

a. The act of distraining or seizing to compel payment.

b. The goods thus seized.

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[Middle English distressen, from Old French destresser, from destresse, constraint, from Vulgar Latin *districtia, from Latin districtus, past participle of distringere, to hinder; see distrain.]

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dis·tressing·ly adv.

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distress [dɪˈstrɛs]

vb (tr)

1. (Psychology) to cause mental pain to; upset badly

2. (Social Welfare) (usually passive) to subject to financial or other trouble

3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) to damage (esp furniture), as by scratching or denting it, in order to make it appear older than it is

4. (Law) Law a less common word for distrain

5. Archaic to compel

n

1. (Psychology) mental pain; anguish

2. (Psychology) the act of distressing or the state of being distressed

3. (Social Welfare) physical or financial trouble

(Mathematics & Measurements / Navigation)

in distress (of a ship, aircraft, etc.) in dire need of help

5. (Law) Law

a.  the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of or in satisfaction of a debt, claim, etc.; distraint

b.  the property thus seized

c.  US (as modifier) distress merchandise

[from Old French destresse distress, via Vulgar Latin, from Latin districtus divided in mind; see distrain]

distressful  adj

distressfully  adv

distressfulness  n

distressing  adj & n

distressingly  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	distress - psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress" hurt, suffering painfulness, pain - emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness" anguish, torture, torment - extreme mental distress self-torment, self-torture - self-imposed distress tsoris - (Yiddish) trouble and suffering wound - a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride); "he feared that mentioning it might reopen the wound"; "deep in her breast lives the silent wound"; "The right reader of a good poem can tell the moment it strikes him that he has taken an immortal wound--that he will never get over it"--Robert Frost
	2.	distress - a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need); "a ship in distress"; "she was the classic maiden in distress" anguish - extreme distress of body or mind adversity, hard knocks, hardship - a state of misfortune or affliction; "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship" pressure - an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress throe - hard or painful trouble or struggle; "a country in the throes of economic collapse"
	3.	distress - extreme physical pain; "the patient appeared to be in distress" hurting, pain - a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension"
	4.	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 seizure - the taking possession of something by legal process
Verb	1.	distress - bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship straiten discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, put out, trouble, bother - to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."
	2.	distress - cause mental pain to; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother" disturb, trouble, upset - move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought" besiege - cause to feel distressed or worried; "She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged"

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distress

noun

1. suffering, pain, worry, anxiety, torture, grief, misery, agony, sadness, discomfort, torment, sorrow, woe, anguish, heartache, affliction, desolation, wretchedness Her mouth grew stiff with pain and distress.

2. danger, risk, difficulty, peril, jeopardy, endangerment The ship might be in distress.

3. need, suffering, trouble, trial, difficulties, poverty, misery, hard times, hardship, straits, misfortune, adversity, calamity, affliction, privation, destitution, ill-fortune, ill-luck, indigence There was little support to help them in their distress.

verb

upset, worry, trouble, pain, wound, bother, disturb, dismay, grieve, torment, harass, afflict, harrow, agitate, sadden, perplex, disconcert, agonize, fluster, perturb, faze, throw (someone) off balance I did not want to frighten or distress her.

Translations

distress [dɪsˈtres]

A. N

1. (= pain) → dolor m; (= mental anguish) → angustia f, aflicción f (Med) (after exertion) → agotamiento m, fatiga f
to be in great distress → estar sufriendo mucho

2. (= danger) → peligro m
to be in distress [ship etc] → estar en peligro

3. (= poverty) → miseria f
to be in financial distress → pasar apuros económicos

B. VT (physically) → doler; (mentally) → angustiar, afligir (Med) → agotar, fatigar

C. CPD distress rocket N → cohete m de señales
distress signal N → señal f de socorro

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distress [dɪˈstrɛs]

n

(emotional) → détresse f
in distress [person] → angoissé(e)

(= danger) in distress [ship] → en perdition; [plane] → en détresse distress call

(= pain) → souffrances fpl, souffrance f
in distress [animal] → en détresse

vt [+ person] → bouleverser
to be distressed by sth → être bouleversé(e) par qch
distress call n → appel m de détresse

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distress

n

→ Verzweiflung f; (physical) → Leiden nt; (mental, cause of distress) → Kummer m, → Sorge f; to be in great distress → sehr leiden; to cause somebody distress → jdm Sorge/starke Schmerzen bereiten

(= great poverty) → Not f, → Elend nt

(= danger) → Not f; to be in distress (ship) → in Seenot sein; (plane) → in Not sein; distress call → Notsignal nt

vt (= worry) → Kummer machen (+dat), → Sorge bereiten (+dat); don’t distress yourself → machen Sie sich (dat) → keine Sorgen!; the thought distressed him enormously → der Gedanke bekümmerte ihn sehr

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distress:

distress rocket

n → Notrakete f

distress signal

n → Notsignal nt

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distress [dɪsˈtrɛs]

1. n

a. (mental anguish) → angoscia, pena; (pain) → dolore m
to be in great distress → essere sconvolto/a or affranto/a dal dolore

b. (poverty) → bisogno

c. (danger) → pericolo
in distress (Brit) (ship) → in difficoltà, in pericolo

2. vt → addolorare, affliggere

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distress [dɪsˈtrɛs]

1. n

a. (mental anguish) → angoscia, pena; (pain) → dolore m
to be in great distress → essere sconvolto/a or affranto/a dal dolore

b. (poverty) → bisogno

c. (danger) → pericolo
in distress (Brit) (ship) → in difficoltà, in pericolo

2. vt → addolorare, affliggere

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distress

n distress [diˈstres]

1 great sorrow, trouble or pain She was in great distress over his disappearance; Is your leg causing you any distress?; The loss of all their money left the family in acute distress. droefheid, nood, ellende, rampspoed كَرَب، حُزْن، غَم беда úzkost; bolest; bída sorg; bekymring; smerte; nød die Qual θλίψη, πόνος, οδύνη aflicción ahastus, häda درماندگی؛ رنج kärsimys détresse צָעַר, סֶבֶל, כְּאֵב दु:ख, व्यथा jad, nevolja gyötrelem, aggodalom sedih kvöl, þjáning, neyð angoscia 悩み 고통 sielvartas, širdgėla bēdas; ciešanas; posts kedukaan leed, pijn fortvilelse, bedrøvelse, smerte zmartwienie, cierpienie sofrimento suferinţă огорчение; горе starosť; ťažkosť velika žalost; stiska neprilika bedrövelse, smärta, trångmål ความเศร้าโศก; ความยุ่งยาก acı, ıstırap 悲痛 горе, страждання سخت اذیت ، غم nỗi đau buồn 悲痛

2 a cause of sorrow My inability to draw has always been a distress to me. kwel, bekommerd maak سَبب في الحُزْن، مَكْروب нещастие trápení sorg das Leid δυστυχία preocupación, angustia mure موجب رنج و اندوه ahdistus affliction מְצוּקָה कठिनाई bol bánat penyebab kesedihan valda sorg dolore 悩みの種 고뇌 sielvarto sukėlėjas ciešanu cēlonis kemurungan bron van verdriet bekymring, skuffelse zmartwienie pena nenorocire причина огорчения trápenie žalost patnja sorg ความเสียใจ üzüntü kaynağı, dert 苦惱 причина смутку غم کا سبب khiến buồn bã 苦恼

v

to cause pain or sorrow to I'm distressed by your lack of interest. met kommer of angs vervul يُسَبِّب الأسف والحُزْن опечалявам trápit, zarmoutit bekymre bedrücken θλίβω, αναστατώνω afligir piinama آزردن؛ رنجاندن ahdistaa affliger לְצָעִר, לְהַכאִיב दु:ख देना nanijeti bol, izmoriti lehangol membuat sedih valda sársauka eða sorg addolorare 悩ませる 괴롭히다 sukelti sielvartą sāpināt; sagādāt ciešanas penderitaan verdriet doen volde lidelse/bekymring, engste martwić, dręczyć afligir a face să sufere огорчать zarmútiť užalostiti uznemiriti betryckt, ansatt, bedrövad ทำให้เสียใจ acı vermek, ıstırap çektirmek 使悲痛 завдавати горя کسی کو اذیت بہنچانا làm buồn phiền 使悲痛

adj diˈstressing

ontstellend, onthutsend مَكْروب، مَحْزون، مَغْموم печален úzkostný, zarmucující foruroligende; bekymrende qualvoll οδυνηρός doloroso, preocupante, angustiante murettekitav رنج آور؛ ناراحت کننده ahdistava affligeant מְצָעֵר, כּוֹאֵב दु:खद koji nanosi bol lesújtó menyedihkan þjakandi; kvíðvænlegur doloroso, angoscioso 悲惨な 괴롭히는 sukeliantis sielvartą sāpinošs sangat murung verdriet veroorzakend fortvilet, bedrøvelig, bekymrende rozpaczliwy aflitivo dureros огорчительный zarmucujúci žalosten zabrinjavajući plågsam, beklämmande, sorglig ไม่มีความสุข acı/ıstırap veren 使人痛苦的 турботний اذیت ناک đau buồn 使人痛苦的

adv diˈstressingly

onthutsend, verontrustend بكآبَه، بِغَم، بِحُزْن печално úzkostně, zarmouceně foruroligende; bekymrende qualvoll οδυνηρά con preocupación murettekitavalt بطور رنج آور ahdistavasti douloureusement בְּצוּרָה מְצָעֶרֶת दु:ख के साथ bolno lesújtóan secara menyedihkan sárt, sárlega dolorosamente 痛ましく 비참하게 skausmingai, kankinamai sāpinoši dengan sangat murung verontrustend fortvilet, full av bekymring rozpaczliwie aflitivamente dureros огорчительно bolestne žalostno zabrinjavajuće plågsamt อย่างไม่มีความสุข acıyla, ıstırapla 痛苦地 тривожно پریشانی سے một cách đau buồn 痛苦地