| Distress (distress) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Dis*tress" |
| [OE.
destresse, distresse, OF. destresse,
destrece, F. détresse, OF. destrecier to
distress, (assumed) LL. districtiare, fr. L.
districtus, p. p. of distringere. See Distra |
Extreme pain or
suffering; anguish of body or mind; as, to suffer distress
from the gout, or from the loss of friends.
That which occasions suffering; painful
situation; misfortune; affliction; misery.
A state of danger or necessity; as, a ship
in distress, from leaking, loss of spars, want of provisions
or water, etc.
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) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Dis*tress" |
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To cause pain or
anguish to] to pain; to oppress with calamity; to afflict; to harass;
to make miserable.
To compel by pain or suffering.
To seize for debt; to
distrain.
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