console vs distress

console

verb
  • To comfort (someone) in a time of grief, disappointment, etc. 

noun
  • A storage tray or container mounted between the seats of an automobile. 

  • An instrument with displays and an input device that is used to monitor and control an electronic system. 

  • A stand-alone cabinet designed to stand on the floor; especially, one integrated with home entertainment equipment, such as a TV or stereo system. 

  • A consumer device dedicated to playing video games, with the ability to change games. 

  • The keyboard and screen of a computer or other electronic device. 

  • A desk-like cabinet, table, or stand upon which controls, instruments, and displays are mounted. 

  • An ornamental member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, often S-shaped. 

distress

verb
  • To cause strain or anxiety to someone. 

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

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

noun
  • A cause of such discomfort. 

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

  • Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature. 

  • Serious danger. 

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

  • An aversive state of stress to which a person cannot fully adapt. 

How often have the words console and distress occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )