A disease incurred by exposure to the prosperity of a friend.

Extreme pain or suffering; anguish of body or mind; as, to suffer distress from the gout, or from the loss of friends.

That which occasions suffering; painful situation; misfortune; affliction; misery.

To cause pain or anguish to; to pain; to oppress with calamity; to afflict; to harass; to make miserable.

The act of distraining; the taking of a personal chattel out of the possession of a wrongdoer, by way of pledge for redress of an injury, or for the performance of a duty, as for nonpayment of rent or taxes, or for injury done by cattle, etc.

The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction.

To seize for debt; to distrain.

the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim; "Originally distress was a landloard's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien"

detrimental, harmful, unpleasant or damaging stress.

A type of negative stress that prompts a harmful response, such as disease.

experiencing more stress than we can effectively cope with.

stress resulting from unpleasant stressors

Various decorative painting techniques to make new wood look old.

When a piece is intentionally given a worn, aged look.

Using different methods to make elements look aged, worn, and beat-up. Ways to distress include: sanding, inking, chalking, painting...

A heavy artificial texture in which the floor has been scraped, scratched or gouged to give it a time worn antique look. A common method of distressing is wire brushing.

A state of danger or necessity; as, a ship in distress, from leaking, loss of spars, want of provisions or water, etc.

means that a cave-in is imminent or is likely to occur. Distress is evidenced by such phenomena as the development of fissures in the face of or adjacent to an open excavation; the slumping of material from the face or the bulging or heaving of material from the bottom of an excavation; the spalling of material from the face of an excavation; and raveling, i.e. small amounts of material such as pebbles or little clumps of material suddenly separating from the face and trickling or rolling down into an excavation.

A condition involving a threat of serious or imminent danger and a need for immediate assistance. Fr: détresse