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distress 1. mental pain; anguish 2. physical or financial trouble 3. in distress (of a ship, aircraft, etc.) in dire need of help 4. Law a. the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of or in satisfaction of a debt, claim, etc.; distraint b. the property thus seized c. US (as modifier): distress merchandise How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| For think, lest any languish By cause of thy distress The arrows of our anguish Fly farther than we guess. "O Hercules, help me in this my hour of distress," quoth he. In a few years the national distress was so great that the Farmer, the Artisan, and the Labourer petitioned the King to reorganize the standing army. |
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