4. (verb)distress, distraint the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim Synonyms: suffering, distraint, hurt, distress
5. (verb)straiten, distress bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship Synonyms: distress, straiten
6. (verb)distress cause mental pain to Synonyms: straiten
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'distress'
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1. distress Grief is acute mental pain resulting from loss, misfortune, or deep disappointment. Grief is more acute and less enduring than sorrow. Sorrow and grief are for definite cause; sadness and Synonyms: grief, affliction, melancholy, regret, sorrow, trouble, distress, mourning, sadness, tribulation, wo
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