distress
21distress — [[t]dɪstre̱s[/t]] distresses, distressing, distressed 1) N UNCOUNT Distress is a state of extreme sorrow, suffering, or pain. Jealousy causes distress and painful emotions... Her mouth grew stiff with pain and distress. Syn: suffering 2) N… …
22distress — {{11}}distress (n.) late 13c., circumstance that causes anxiety or hardship, from O.Fr. destresse, from V.L. *districtia restraint, affliction, narrowness, distress, from L. districtus, pp. of distringere draw apart, hinder, also, in M.L. compel …
23distress — n. & v. n. 1 severe pain, sorrow, anguish, etc. 2 the lack of money or comforts. 3 Law = DISTRAINT. 4 breathlessness; exhaustion. v.tr. 1 subject to distress; exhaust, afflict. 2 cause anxiety to; make unhappy; vex. Phrases and idioms: distress… …
24distress — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. discomfort, pain; trouble, affliction, trial, privation, harassment, grief, anxiety; calamity, adversity. See poverty, difficulty. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Mental agony] Syn. worry, anxiety, perplexity …
25distress — 1. noun 1) she concealed her distress Syn: anguish, suffering, pain, agony, torment, heartache, heartbreak; misery, wretchedness, sorrow, grief, woe, sadness, unhappiness, desolation, despair …
26distress — [dɪˈstres] noun [U] I 1) a feeling that you have when you are very unhappy, worried, or upset It was obvious that Gina was in great distress.[/ex] 2) a situation in which a ship or aircraft is in great danger and likely to sink or crash a message …
27Distress — distresas statusas T sritis švietimas apibrėžtis Nemalonus, kenksmingas, trikdantis veiklą stresas. kilmė angl. distress – pavojus atitikmenys: angl. distress vok. Distress rus. дистрес ryšiai: dar žiūrėk – stresas …
28distress — distresas statusas T sritis švietimas apibrėžtis Nemalonus, kenksmingas, trikdantis veiklą stresas. kilmė angl. distress – pavojus atitikmenys: angl. distress vok. Distress rus. дистрес ryšiai: dar žiūrėk – stresas …
29distress — The act of distraining the goods or cattle of another; the taking of possession of a personal chattel out of the possession of a wrongdoer into that of the party injured, to procure satisfaction for the wrong done. 3 Bl Comm 6. The common law… …
30Distress — Als Stressoren, zu deutsch Stressfaktoren, werden alle inneren und äußeren Reizereignisse bezeichnet, die eine adaptive Reaktion erfordern. Der Organismus interpretiert die auf ihn einwirkenden Reize und ihre Auswirkungen für die jeweilige… …