Look up: distress

1. distress
   [n] - a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need) 2. [n] - extreme physical pain 3. [n] - psychological suffering 4. [n] - the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim 5. [v] - cause mental pain to
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2. distress
   (Learning Modules / Psychology / Stress) Excessive or damaging stress.
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3. distress
   a state of being threatened by serious and imminent danger and of requiring immediate assistante. Category: Transport • there are three major classifications of -- in concrete due to unsound aggregate. These are (1) pitting and pop-outs, (2) D-line deteriorations, and (3) map cracking. Category: Building industry
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4. Distress
   A term used to describe a building, or element of a building, which is suffering from a long-term problem.
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5. Distress
   Dis·tress' noun [ Middle English destresse , distresse , Old French destresse , destrece , French détresse , Old French destrecier to distress, (assumed) Late Latin districtiare , from Latin distr...
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6. Distress
   Dis·tress' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Distressed ; present participle & verbal noun Distressing .] [ Confer Old French destrecier . See Distress ,
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7. distress
   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 i...
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8. distress
   distraint noun 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 propert...
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9. distress
   noun extreme physical pain; `the patient appeared to be in distress`
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10. distress
    verb cause mental pain to; `The news of her child`s illness distressed the mother`
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11. distress
    (dis-tres´) physical or mental anguish or suffering. respiratory distress see adult respiratory distress syndrome and neonatal respiratory distress syndrome.
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12. Distress
    • (n.) Extreme pain or suffering; anguish of body or mind; as, to suffer distress from the gout, or from the loss of friends. • (n.) That which occasions suffering; painful situation; misfortune; affliction; misery. • (n.) To cause pain or anguish to; to pain; to oppress with calamity...
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13. distress
    in law, process that enables a person to seize and detain from a wrongdoer some chattel, or item of personal property, as a pledge for the ...
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14. distress
    distress 1. A mental suffering; such as, that caused by grief, anxiety, or unhappiness. 2. Hardship or problems caused by a lack of basic necessities. 3. Physical pain or discomfort. 4. Great danger or difficulty, with a need for immediate assistance. 5. The seizing of someone's movable property...
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15. distress
    
    • psychological suffering
    • a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)
    • extreme physical pain
    • the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
    
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16. Distress
    Physical manifestation of deterioration and distortion in a concrete structure as the result of stress, chemical action, and/or physical action.
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17. Distress
    A distress is defined to be the taking of a personal chattel, without legal process, from the possession of the wrong doer, into the hands of the party grieved, as a pledge for the redress of an injury, the performance of a duty, or the satisfaction of a demand. It is a general rule that a man who h...
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18. Distress
    1) n. The confiscation of another's possessions in an effort to force a claim's payment. Generally, this is illegal without a court order. 2) adj. Negative circumstances that result in the lowest price.
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19. Distress
    In law, distress is the taking of a personal chattel of a wrong-doer or a tenant, in order to obtain satisfaction for the wrong done, or for rent or service due. If the party whose goods are seized disputes the injury, service, duty, or rent, on account of which the distress is taken, he may replevy...
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20. distress
    Type: Term Pronunciation: dis-tres′ Definitions: 1. Mental or physical suffering or anguish.
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21. distress
    Extreme mental or physical pain or suffering.
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22. Distress
    (novel) `Distress` is a 1995 science fiction novel by Australian writer Greg Egan. Plot summary: It describes the political intrigue surrounding a mid-twenty-first century physics conference, at which is to be presented a unified Theory of Everything. In the background of the story is ...
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23. Distress
    (medicine) In medicine, `distress` is an aversive state in which an animal is unable to adapt completely to stressors and their resulting stress and shows maladaptive behaviors. It can be evident in the presence of various phenomena, such as inappropriate social interaction (e.g., aggression,...
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