Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)distressa state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)“a ship in distress”,
“she was the classic maiden in distress” (n)distressextreme physical pain“the patient appeared to be in distress” (n)distress, distraintthe 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” Verbs
(v)straiten, distressbring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship (v)distresscause mental pain to“The news of her child's illness distressed the mother”