Engelsk navneord: distress | |||
| 1. | distress (om fornemmelse) psychological suffering | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The death of his wife caused him great distress. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | hurt, suffering | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | pain, painfulness | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | anguish, self-torment, self-torture, torment, torture, tsoris, wound | ||
| 2. | distress (om tilstand) a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need) | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A ship in distress. She was the classic maiden in distress. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | adversity, hard knocks, hardship | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | anguish, pressure, throe | ||
| 3. | distress (om tilstand) extreme physical pain | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The patient appeared to be in distress. | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | hurting, pain | ||
| 4. | distress (om handling) the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | distraint | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | seizure | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: distress | |||
| 1. | distress (om adfærd) bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | straiten | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | bother, discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, put out, trouble | ||
| 2. | distress (om følelse) cause mental pain to | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The news of her child's illness distressed the mother. | ||
| Eksempler på anvendelse | The bad news will distress him | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | disturb, trouble, upset | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | besiege | ||