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distress

DISTRESS, n. [See Stress.]

1. The act of distraining; the taking of any personal chattel from a wrong-doer, to answer a demand, or procure satisfaction for a wrong committed.

2. The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction.

A distress of household goods shall be impounded under cover. If the lessor does not find sufficient distress on the premises, &c.

3. Extreme pain; anguish of body or mind; as, to suffer great distress from the gout, or from the loss of near friends.

4. Affliction; calamity; misery.

On earth distress of nations. Luke 21.

5. A state of danger; as a ship in distress, from leaking, loss of spars, or want of provisions or water, &c.

DISTRESS, v.t.

1. To pain; to afflict with pain or anguish; applied to the body or the mind. [Literally, to press or strain.]

2. To afflict greatly; to harass; to oppress with calamity; to make miserable.

Distress not the Moabites. Deuteronomy 2.

We are troubled on every side, but not distressed. 2 Corinthians 4.

3. To compel by pain or suffering.

There are men who can neither be distressed nor won into a sacrifice of duty.


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DISTRESS, n. [See Stress.]

1. The act of distraining; the taking of any personal chattel from a wrong-doer, to answer a demand, or procure satisfaction for a wrong committed.

2. The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction.

A distress of household goods shall be impounded under cover. If the lessor does not find sufficient distress on the premises, &c.

3. Extreme pain; anguish of body or mind; as, to suffer great distress from the gout, or from the loss of near friends.

4. Affliction; calamity; misery.

On earth distress of nations. Luke 21.

5. A state of danger; as a ship in distress, from leaking, loss of spars, or want of provisions or water, &c.

DISTRESS, v.t.

1. To pain; to afflict with pain or anguish; applied to the body or the mind. [Literally, to press or strain.]

2. To afflict greatly; to harass; to oppress with calamity; to make miserable.

Distress not the Moabites. Deuteronomy 2.

We are troubled on every side, but not distressed. 2 Corinthians 4.

3. To compel by pain or suffering.

There are men who can neither be distressed nor won into a sacrifice of duty.

DIS-TRESS', n. [Fr. detresse; Norm. id.; from the Celtic, W. trais, violence, treisiaw, to strain or force. See Stress.]

  1. The act of distraining; the taking of any personal chattel from a wrong-doer, to answer a demand, or procure satisfaction for a wrong committed. – Blackstone.
  2. The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction. A distress of household goods shall be impounded under cover. If the lessor does not find sufficient distress on the premises, &c. – Blackstone.
  3. Extreme pain; anguish of body or mind; as, to suffer great distress from the gout, or from the loss of near friends.
  4. Affliction; calamity; misery. On earth distress of nations. – Luke xxi.
  5. A state of danger; as, a ship in distress, from leaking, loss of spars, or want of provisions or water, &c.

DIS-TRESS', v.t.

  1. To pain; to afflict with pain or anguish; applied to the body or the mind. Literally, to press or strain.
  2. To afflict greatly; to harass; to oppress with calamity; to make miserable. Distress not the Moabites. – Deut. ii. We are troubled on every side, but not distressed. – 2 Cor. iv.
  3. To compel by pain or suffering. There are men who can neither be distressed nor won into a sacrifice of duty. – Federalist, Hamilton.

Dis*tress"
  1. Extreme pain or suffering; anguish of body or mind; as, to suffer distress from the gout, or from the loss of friends.

    Not fearing death nor shrinking for distress. Shak.

  2. To cause pain or anguish to] to pain; to oppress with calamity; to afflict; to harass; to make miserable.

    We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed. 2 Cor. iv. 8.

  3. That which occasions suffering; painful situation; misfortune; affliction; misery.

    Affliction's sons are brothers in distress. Burns.

  4. To compel by pain or suffering.

    Men who can neither be distressed nor won into a sacrifice of duty. A. Hamilton.

  5. A state of danger or necessity; as, a ship in distress, from leaking, loss of spars, want of provisions or water, etc.
  6. To seize for debt; to distrain.

    Syn. -- To pain; grieve; harass; trouble; perplex; afflict; worry; annoy.

  7. The act of distraining; the taking of a personal chattel out of the possession of a wrongdoer, by way of pledge for redress of an injury, or for the performance of a duty, as for nonpayment of rent or taxes, or for injury done by cattle, etc.

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Distress

DISTRESS, noun [See Stress.]

1. The act of distraining; the taking of any personal chattel from a wrong-doer, to answer a demand, or procure satisfaction for a wrong committed.

2. The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction.

A distress of household goods shall be impounded under cover. If the lessor does not find sufficient distress on the premises, etc.

3. Extreme pain; anguish of body or mind; as, to suffer great distress from the gout, or from the loss of near friends.

4. Affliction; calamity; misery.

On earth distress of nations. Luke 21:23.

5. A state of danger; as a ship in distress from leaking, loss of spars, or want of provisions or water, etc.

DISTRESS, verb transitive

1. To pain; to afflict with pain or anguish; applied to the body or the mind. [Literally, to press or strain.]

2. To afflict greatly; to harass; to oppress with calamity; to make miserable.

DISTRESS not the Moabites. Deuteronomy 2:9.

We are troubled on every side, but not distressed. 2 Corinthians 4:8.

3. To compel by pain or suffering.

There are men who can neither be distressed nor won into a sacrifice of duty.

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