Distress vs. Pangs

Distressnoun

(Cause of) discomfort.

Distressnoun

Serious danger.

Distressnoun

(legal) A seizing of property without legal process to force payment of a debt.

Distressnoun

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

Distressverb

To cause strain or anxiety to someone.

Distressverb

(legal) To retain someone’s property against the payment of a debt; to distrain.

Distressverb

To treat a new object to give it an appearance of age.

Distressnoun

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

Distressnoun

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

Distressnoun

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

Distressnoun

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.

Distressverb

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

Distressverb

To compel by pain or suffering.

Distressverb

To seize for debt; to distrain.

Distressnoun

psychological suffering;

Distressnoun

a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need);

Distressnoun

extreme physical pain;

Distressnoun

the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim;

Distressverb

cause mental pain to;

Distressnoun

extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain

Distressnoun

the state of a ship or aircraft when in danger or difficulty and needing help

Distressnoun

difficulty caused by lack of money

Distressnoun

a state of physical strain, especially difficulty in breathing

Distressnoun

another term for distraint

Distressverb

cause (someone) anxiety, sorrow, or pain

Distressverb

give (furniture or clothing) simulated marks of age and wear

Pangs

is the eighth episode of season 4 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It was written by Jane Espenson, directed by Michael Lange, and first broadcast on November 23, 1999.