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1 a: seizure and detention of the goods of another as pledge or to obtain satisfaction of a claim by the sale of the goods seized b: something that is distrained2 a: pain or suffering affecting the body, a bodily part, or the mind : trouble <gastric distress> b: a painful situation : misfortune3: a state of danger or desperate need <a ship in distress>
synonyms distress, suffering, misery, agony mean the state of being in great trouble. distress implies an external and usually temporary cause of great physical or mental strain and stress <the hurricane put everyone in great distress>. suffering implies conscious endurance of pain or distress <the suffering of famine victims>. misery stresses the unhappiness attending especially sickness, poverty, or loss <the homeless live with misery every day>. agony suggests pain too intense to be borne <in agony over the death of their child>.
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