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distress definition
distress |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb distress 1 sense of distress Sense 1 distress => besiege Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb distress 1 sense of distress Sense 1 distress => besiege Entailment of verb distress Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb distress 1 sense of distress Sense 1 distress => disturb, upset, trouble Familiarity of verb distress distress used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb distress Sense 1 distress => disturb, upset, trouble -------------- Grep of noun distress adult respiratory distress syndrome distress distress call distress signal distressfulness fetal distress foetal distress respiratory distress syndrome respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn Overview of noun distress The noun distress has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) distress, hurt, suffering -- (psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress") 2. (3) distress -- (a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need); "a ship in distress"; "she was the classic maiden in distress") 3. distress -- (extreme physical pain; "the patient appeared to be in distress") 4. distress, distraint -- (the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim) Overview of verb distress The verb distress has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. distress -- (cause mental pain to) Grep of adj distress distressed distressful distressing Overview of noun distress The noun distress has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) distress, hurt, suffering -- (psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress") 2. (3) distress -- (a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need); "a ship in distress"; "she was the classic maiden in distress") 3. distress -- (extreme physical pain; "the patient appeared to be in distress") 4. distress, distraint -- (the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim) Overview of verb distress The verb distress has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. distress -- (cause mental pain to)
distress definition