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    • distress :psychological suffering
      • the death of his wife caused him great distress

    • distress :a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)
      • a ship in distress|she was the classic maiden in distress

    • distress :cause mental pain to
      • The news of her child's illness distressed the mother

    • distress :extreme physical pain
      • the patient appeared to be in distress

    • 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

    • distress :bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship

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