Distress

  • 71distress — Synonyms and related words: Schmerz, abashment, abuse, ache, aches and pains, aching, adversity, afflict, affliction, aggrieve, agitate, agitation, agonize, agony, ail, all overs, amercement, angary, angst, anguish, annexation, annexure, annoy,… …

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  • 72distress — vb to annoy (someone). A vogue use of the standard term, heard since 2000 and probably originating in black speech …

    Contemporary slang

  • 73distress — sb. RG. 460, 442, 568 …

    Oldest English Words

  • 74distress — dis·tress || dɪ stres n. extreme danger; trouble, hardship v. upset, sadden, trouble, grieve; make a piece of furniture appear old, antique (by denting, scratching, painting, etc.) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 75distress —    , distressed    Distressed material that is nicked and scratched, or in other ways shows signs of age, received through use, abuse, exposure to the weather, etc., or through artifice. Also see abrasive, antiquing, carve, dent, discoloration,… …

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  • 76distress — I. n. 1. Affliction, calamity, disaster, misery, misfortune, adversity, hardship, trial, trouble, perplexity. 2. Anguish, agony, suffering, sorrow, grief. 3. Pain, anguish, agony, torture, gripe, griping. 4. Privation, destitution, poverty,… …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 77distress — n 1. anguish, misery, Archaic. bale, dolor, grief, sorrow, Archaic. dole; sadness, woe, ruth, heartache, heartbreak; ache, hurt, pain, suffering; torture, torment, agony; bereavement, mourning; woefulness, wretchedness, heaviness of heart,… …

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  • 78distress — dis·tress …

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  • 79distress — dis•tress [[t]dɪˈstrɛs[/t]] n. 1) acute anxiety, pain, or sorrow 2) anything that causes anxiety, pain, or sorrow 3) a state of extreme necessity, trouble, or misfortune 4) the state of a ship or airplane requiring immediate assistance, as when… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 80DISTRESS — • Dispatch Stent Restenosis Study …

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