cause mental pain to; "The news of her childs illness distressed the mother"
a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need); "a ship in distress"; "she was the classic maiden in distress"
extreme physical pain; "the patient appeared to be in distress"
the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim; "Originally distress was a landlords remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlords lien" (同)distraint
psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress" (同)hurt, suffering
cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed (同)ail, pain
an unwanted pregnancy; "he got several girls in trouble"
an effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty" (同)difficulty
a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "whats the problem?" (同)problem
an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble"
weight down with a load (同)burthen, weight, weight down
an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "thats a load off my mind" (同)load, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus
the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse
make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster"
intrude or enter uninvited; "Dont bother the professor while she is grading term papers"