Word Meanings - DISTRESS - Book Publishers vocabulary database

destrece, F. détresse, OF. destrecier to distress, LL. districtiare, fr. L. districtus, p. p. of distringere. See Distrain, 1. Extreme pain or suffering; anguish of body or mind; as, to suffer distress from the gout, or from the loss of friends.

Additional info about word: DISTRESS

destrece, F. détresse, OF. destrecier to distress, LL. districtiare, fr. L. districtus, p. p. of distringere. See Distrain, 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. That which occasions suffering; painful situation; misfortune; affliction; misery. Affliction's sons are brothers in distress. Burns. 3. 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. The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction. Bouvier. Kent. Burrill. If he were not paid, he would straight go and take a distress of goods and cattle. Spenser. The distress thus taken must be proportioned to the thing distrained for. Blackstone. Abuse of distress. See under Abuse. Syn. -- Affliction; suffering; pain; agony; misery; torment; anguish; grief; sorrow; calamity; misfortune; trouble; adversity. See Affliction.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of DISTRESS)

• Adversity
• Ill-luck
• misfortune
• misery
• calamity
• disaster
• distress
• unsuccess
• failure
• ruin
• trouble
• affliction
• sorrow
• Agony
• Pain
• torture
• torment
• woe
• throe
• suffering
• pang
• excruciation
• Anguish
• wound
• grief
• discomfort
• agony
• Embarrass
• Entangle
• misconcert
• perplex
• contuse
• hamper
• clog
• puzzle
• encumber
• Grieve
• Trouble
• burden
• annoy
• bewail
• pain
• hurt
• afflict
• mourn
• lament
• complain
• deplore

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of DISTRESS)

• Soothe
• compose
• please
• gratify
• gladden
• console
• elate
• comfort
• Enlighten
• instruct
• illumine
• Compose
• calm
• allay
• appease
• soothe
• delight
• recreate
• entertain
• relieve
• refresh

Related words: (words related to DISTRESS)

• PUZZLEMENT
  The state of being puzzled; perplexity. Miss Mitford.
• SORROW
  The uneasiness or pain of mind which is produced by the loss of any good, real or supposed, or by diseappointment in the expectation of good; grief at having suffered or occasioned evil; regret; unhappiness; sadness. Milton. How great
• DELIGHTING
  Giving delight; gladdening. -- De*light"ing*ly, adv. Jer. Taylor.
• PUZZLE
  1. Something which perplexes or embarrasses; especially, a toy or a problem contrived for testing ingenuity; also, something exhibiting marvelous skill in making. 2. The state of being puzzled; perplexity; as, to be in a puzzle.
• COMFORTLESS
  Without comfort or comforts; in want or distress; cheerless. Comfortless through turanny or might. Spenser. Syn. -- Forlorn; desolate; cheerless; inconsolable; disconsolate; wretched; miserable. -- Com"fort*less*ly, adv. -- Com"fort*less*ness, n.
• TROUBLER
  One who troubles or disturbs; one who afflicts or molests; a disturber; as, a troubler of the peace. The rich troublers of the world's repose. Waller.
• LAMENTING
  Lamentation. Lamentings heard i' the air. Shak.
• TORMENTFUL
  Full of torment; causing, or accompainied by, torment; excruciating. Tillotson.
• SORROWED
  Accompanied with sorrow; sorrowful. Shak.
• BEWAIL
  To express deep sorrow for, as by wailing; to lament; to wail over. Hath widowed and unchilded many a one, Which to this hour bewail the injury. Shak. Syn. -- To bemoan; grieve. -- See Deplore.
• MISFORTUNED
  Unfortunate.
• GRIEVE
  1. To occasion grief to; to wound the sensibilities of; to make sorrowful; to cause to suffer; to affect; to hurt; to try. Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God. Eph. iv. 30. The maidens grieved themselves at my concern. Cowper, 2. To sorrow over;
• TORMENTOR
  An implement for reducing a stiff soil, resembling a harrow, but running upon wheels. Hebert. (more info) 1. One who, or that which, torments; one who inflicts penal anguish or tortures. Jer. Taylor. Thoughts, my tormentors, armed with
• MOURNFUL
  Full of sorrow; expressing, or intended to express, sorrow; mourning; grieving; sad; also, causing sorrow; saddening; grievous; as, a mournful person; mournful looks, tones, loss. -- Mourn"ful*ly, adv. -- Mourn"ful*ness, n. Syn. -- Sorrowful;
• DELIGHTLESS
  Void of delight. Thomson.
• PUZZLEDOM
  The domain of puzzles; puzzles, collectively. C. Kingsley.
• BEWAILING
  Wailing over; lamenting. -- Be*wail"ing*ly, adv.
• INSTRUCTRESS
  A woman who instructs; a preceptress; a governess. Johnson.
• ILLUMINER
  One who, or that which, illuminates.
• DISCOMFORTABLE
  1. Causing discomfort; occasioning uneasiness; making sad. Sir P. Sidney. 2. Destitute of comfort; uncomfortable. A labyrinth of little discomfortable garrets. Thackeray. -- Dis*com"fort*a*ble*ness, n.
• LONG-SUFFERANCE
  Forbearance to punish or resent.
• MANDELATE
  A salt of mandelic acid.
• UNPERPLEX
  To free from perplexity. Donne.
• PREINSTRUCT
  To instruct previously or beforehand. Dr. H. More.
• OVERTROUBLED
  Excessively troubled.
• FILAMENTOUS
  Like a thread; consisting of threads or filaments. Gray.