distress

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

verb transitive

vex, annoy: P. and V. λυπεῖν, ἀνιᾶν, δάκνειν, ὄχλον παρέχω, ὄχλον παρέχειν (dat.), Ar. and P. πράγματα παρέχω, πράγματα παρέχειν (dat.), ἐνοχλεῖν (acc. or dat.), ἀποκναίειν, Ar. and V. κνίζειν, πημαίνειν (also Plato but rare P.), τείρειν, V. ὀχλεῖν, γυμνάζειν, ἀλγύνειν; see vex.

harass: P. and V. πιέζειν.

be distressed: P. and V. βαρύνεσθαι, κάμνειν, πονεῖν, P. ἀδημονεῖν, ἀγωνιᾶν, κακοπαθεῖν, V. θυμοφθορεῖν, μογεῖν, ἀσχάλλειν (Dem. 555, but rare P.), ἀτᾶσθαι; see be vexed, under vex.

be in difficulties: P. and V. ἀπορεῖν, V. ἀμηχανεῖν (rare P.).

substantive

vexation: P. and V. λύπη. ἡ, ἀνία, ἡ, ἀχθηδών, ἡ.

sorrow, trouble: P. ταλαιπωρία, ἡ, κακοπάθεια, ἡ, V. ἆθλος, ὁ, πῆμα, τό, πημονή, ἡ, δύη, ἡ, οἰζύς, ἡ, ὀϊζύς, ἡ, Ar. and V. πόνος, ὁ, ἄχος, τό.

difficulty, perplexity: P. and V. ἀπορία, ἡ.