Look up: distress

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   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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   distress
   (Learning Modules / Psychology / Stress) Excessive or damaging stress.
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   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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   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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   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 districtus , past participle of distringere . See Distrain , and confer Stress .] 1. Extreme pain or suffering; anguish ...
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   Distress
   Dis·tress' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Distressed ; present participle & verbal noun Distressing .] [ Confer Old French destrecier . See Distress , noun ] 1. To cause pain or anguish to; to pain; to oppress with calamity; to afflict; to harass; to make miserable. « ...
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   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 in distress.' (Burns) ... 3. A state of danger or nec ...
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   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 property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord`s lien`
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   distress
   noun extreme physical pain; `the patient appeared to be in distress`
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    distress
    verb cause mental pain to; `The news of her child`s illness distressed the mother`
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    Distress
    The word `distress` has various meanings:- *Distress is a kind of suffering. *In medicine, `distress` is stress caused by adverse events. *In Maritime and Aircraft terms, distress is defined as `grave and imminent danger to life or person or vessel or aircraft, needing immediate assistance`. *Distress is also used by Search and Rescue services to describe targets in adverse or critical conditions. *Distress can also refer to the process whereby m...
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    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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    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; to afflict; to harass; to make miserable. •...
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    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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    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 either in lieu of payment of a debt or in order to...
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    distress
    Mental or physical suffering or anguish. [L. distringo, to draw asunder]
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    distress
    
    1. psychological suffering
    2. a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)
    3. extreme physical pain
    4. the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
    
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    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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