distress
Definisie in die woordeboek Engels

distress

/dɪˈstɹɛs/, dɪˈstrɛs

Definisies

(Cause of) discomfort.
Serious danger.
(law) A seizing of property without legal process to force payment of a debt.

sinonieme

hardship · suffering · upset · distraint · pain · trouble · hurting · hard knocks · seizure · hurt · disturb · adversity · painfulness · anxiety
hurt · suffering
psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress"
distraint
the 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"

grammatika

distress, distressed, distressing, distresses
distress ( third-person singular simple present distresses, present participle distressing, simple past and past participle distressed)
distress ( uncountable)
distress (uncountable)
distress (third-person singular simple present distresses, present participle distressing, simple past and past participle distressed)

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Are you a fair maiden, lady- in- waiting, damsel in distress?opensubtitles2 opensubtitles2
The reason is that public-debt distress most harms a country’s poorest citizens, who have little knowledge, and no choice, about issuing bonds.ProjectSyndicate ProjectSyndicate
Childline provides for the needs of children in distress or assistance to adults on behalf of children in distress. (See Section 1.5.1 for details.)UN-2 UN-2
He used his victory, indeed, cruelly, and distressed all Egypt with severe proscriptions and massacres.Literature Literature
We are constantly bombarded by questions like, fake cripples in the street, unemployed with the physical appearance of someone who could do any work .. the effect on me is a suspicion that probably prevented me from giving a little help to those who were truly in distress.Common crawl Common crawl
How hateful and horrible he seemed to himself, thinking of the distress he had caused her yesterday.MIZAN MIZAN
9 However, the gloom will not be as when the land had distress, as in former times when the land of Zebʹu·lun and the land of Naphʹta·li were treated with contempt.jw2019 jw2019
Commission Decision 2000/638/EC of 22 September 2000 on the application of Article 3(3)(e) of Directive 1999/5/EC to marine radio communication equipment intended to be fitted to seagoing non-SOLAS vessels and which is intended to participate in the global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS) and not covered by Council Directive 96/98/EC on marine equipment (OJ L 269, 21.10.2000, p.EurLex-2 EurLex-2
My appearance, I saw, caused him distress; he feared offering offence, should he stay or rise.Literature Literature
Distressed or “underwater” homeowners do not invest much in maintenance or improvements.ProjectSyndicate ProjectSyndicate
The Civil Code (Muluki Ain # ) provides for relief for those caught in distressed situationsMultiUn MultiUn
Distress flares (7)EurLex-2 EurLex-2
(B) the radiotelephony distress signal ‘MAYDAY’.eurlex-diff-2018-06-20 eurlex-diff-2018-06-20
“There will certainly occur a time of distress such as has not been made to occur since there came to be a nation until that time.jw2019 jw2019
Dear Lizzy, please do not distress yourself.OpenSubtitles2018.v3 OpenSubtitles2018.v3
While it is used here to refer to distress, pain, and suffering in a general sense, it may suggest that like birth pains the foretold troubles and suffering will increase in frequency, intensity, and duration in the time period before the “days of a tribulation” mentioned at Mr 13:19.jw2019 jw2019
Recital 41 of the 2010 extension decision questions whether the injected capital into HGAA by Austria under the conditions of the Austrian scheme is sufficiently remunerated as the bank had been considered as fundamentally sound by Austria and thus benefitted from cheaper remuneration rates than would have been the case had it been considered as a distressed bank.EurLex-2 EurLex-2
(Micah 4:5) Yes, during periods of persecution or in times of personal distress, we can confidently “take refuge in the name of Jehovah.” —Zephaniah 3:9, 12; Nahum 1:7.jw2019 jw2019
She was distressed enough already, and you are only making it worse.OpenSubtitles2018.v3 OpenSubtitles2018.v3
This should prove comforting to us if we are repentant but are still sorely distressed over our serious errors.jw2019 jw2019
Nonetheless, it was distressing to note that, despite the growing demand for international law training, financial constraints threatened the Programme’s ability to promote the rule of law through the teaching and dissemination of international law.UN-2 UN-2
Gender dysphoria (GD) is the distress a person experiences as a result of the sex and gender they were assigned at birth.WikiMatrix WikiMatrix
In 2008, 467 women and children were accommodated in reception centres for women in distress, including 149 girls and 108 boys.UN-2 UN-2
It was lamentable that the international financial architecture continued to lack a mechanism to facilitate the resolution of sovereign insolvency and impede litigation by providing a legally binding resolution to debt distress.UN-2 UN-2
Enhanced debt restructuring and relief modalities are critical for supporting development efforts in debt distressed countries.UN-2 UN-2
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