distress vs glee

distress

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

  • A cause of such discomfort. 

  • 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. 

verb
  • 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. 

  • To cause strain or anxiety to someone. 

glee

noun
  • Joy; happiness; great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune. 

  • Music; minstrelsy; entertainment. 

  • An unaccompanied part song for three or more solo voices, not necessarily merry. 

verb
  • To sing a glee (unaccompanied part song). 

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