Cheer vs. Distress
Difference Between Cheer and Distress
Cheer➦
shout for joy or in praise or encouragement
she cheered from the sidelines
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Distress➦
extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain
to his distress he saw that she was trembling
her fingers flew to her throat in distress
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Cheer➦
give comfort or support to
he seemed greatly cheered by my arrival
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Distress➦
another term for distraint
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Cheer➦
a shout of encouragement, praise, or joy
a tremendous cheer from the audience
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Distress➦
cause (someone) anxiety, sorrow, or pain
I didn't mean to distress you
please don't distress yourself
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Cheer➦
cheerfulness, optimism, or confidence
an attempt to inject a little cheer into this gloomy season
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Distress➦
give (furniture or clothing) simulated marks of age and wear
the manner in which leather jackets are industrially distressed
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Cheer➦
A shout of approval, encouragement, or congratulation
a remark that drew cheers from the crowd.
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Distress➦
To cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to.
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Cheer➦
A short, rehearsed jingle or phrase, shouted in unison by a squad of cheerleaders.
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Distress➦
To mar or otherwise treat (an object or fabric, for example) to give the appearance of an antique or of heavy prior use.
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Cheer➦
Comfort or encouragement
a message of cheer.
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Distress➦
(Archaic) To constrain or overcome by harassment.
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Cheer➦
Lightness of spirits or mood; gaiety or joy
a happy tune, full of cheer.
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Distress➦
Anxiety or mental suffering.
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Cheer➦
Festive food and drink; refreshment
did not refrain from sampling their holiday cheer.
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Distress➦
Bodily dysfunction or discomfort caused by disease or injury
respiratory distress.
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Cheer➦
To shout cheers.
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Distress➦
Physical deterioration, as of a highway, caused by hard use over time
pavement distress.
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Cheer➦
To express praise or approval
Bloggers cheered when the favorable decision was announced.
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Distress➦
The condition of being in need of immediate assistance
a motorist in distress.
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Cheer➦
To become cheerful
had lunch and soon cheered up.
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Distress➦
Suffering caused by poverty
programs to relieve public distress.
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Cheer➦
To encourage with cheers
The fans cheered the runners on.
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Distress➦
(Law) The act of distraining or seizing goods to compel payment or other satisfaction for a debt or other duty owed; distraint.
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Cheer➦
To salute or acclaim with cheers; applaud.
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Distress➦
Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
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Cheer➦
To express praise or approval for; acclaim
cheered the results of the election.
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Distress➦
A cause of such discomfort.
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Cheer➦
To make happier or more cheerful
a warm fire that cheered us.
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Distress➦
Serious danger.
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Cheer➦
(uncountable) A cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood.
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Distress➦
(medicine) An aversive state of stress to which a person cannot fully adapt.
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Cheer➦
That which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness, especially food and entertainment prepared for a festive occasion.
a table loaded with good cheer
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Distress➦
(legal) A seizing of property without legal process to force payment of a debt.
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Cheer➦
(countable) A cry expressing joy, approval or support, such as "hurrah".
Three cheers for the birthday boy!
A cheer rose from the crowd.
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Distress➦
(legal) The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction.
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Cheer➦
(countable) A chant made in support of a team at a sports event.
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Distress➦
To cause strain or anxiety to someone.
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Cheer➦
(obsolete) One's facial expression or countenance.
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Distress➦
(legal) To retain someone’s property against the payment of a debt; to distrain.
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Cheer➦
(archaic) One's attitude, mood.
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Distress➦
To treat a new object to give it an appearance of age.
a pair of distressed jeans
She distressed the new media cabinet so that it fit with the other furniture in the room.
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Cheer➦
Cheerleading, especially when practiced as a competitive sport.
Alex participated in cheer all four years of college.
I'm going to wear my new cheer shoes at cheer today.
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Distress➦
Extreme pain or suffering; anguish of body or mind; as, to suffer distress from the gout, or from the loss of friends.
Not fearing death nor shrinking for distress.
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Cheer➦
(transitive) To gladden; to make cheerful; often with up.
We were cheered by the offer of a cup of tea.
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Distress➦
That which occasions suffering; painful situation; misfortune; affliction; misery.
Affliction's sons are brothers in distress.
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Cheer➦
(transitive) To infuse life, courage, animation, or hope, into; to inspirit; to solace or comfort.
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Distress➦
A state of danger or necessity; as, a ship in distress, from leaking, loss of spars, want of provisions or water, etc.
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Cheer➦
To encourage to do something.
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Distress➦
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.
If he were not paid, he would straight go and take a distress of goods and cattle.
The distress thus taken must be proportioned to the thing distrained for.
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Cheer➦
(ambitransitive) To applaud or encourage with cheers or shouts.
The crowd cheered in support of the athletes.
The crowd cheered the athletes.
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Distress➦
To cause pain or anguish to; to pain; to oppress with calamity; to afflict; to harass; to make miserable.
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed.
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Cheer➦
To feel or express enthusiasm for (something).
The finance sector will cheer this decision.
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Distress➦
To compel by pain or suffering.
Men who can neither be distressed nor won into a sacrifice of duty.
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Cheer➦
The face; the countenance or its expression.
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Distress➦
To seize for debt; to distrain.
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Cheer➦
That which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness; provisions prepared for a feast; entertainment; as, a table loaded with good cheer.
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Distress➦
psychological suffering;
the death of his wife caused him great distress
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Cheer➦
Feeling; spirit; state of mind or heart.
Be of good cheer.
The parents . . . fled away with heavy cheer.
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Distress➦
a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need);
a ship in distress
she was the classic maiden in distress
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Cheer➦
Gayety; mirth; cheerfulness; animation.
I have not that alacrity of spirit,Nor cheer of mind, that I was wont to have.
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Distress➦
extreme physical pain;
the patient appeared to be in distress
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Cheer➦
A shout, hurrah, or acclamation, expressing joy enthusiasm, applause, favor, etc.
Welcome her, thundering cheer of the street.
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Distress➦
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
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Cheer➦
To cause to rejoice; to gladden; to make cheerful; - often with up.
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Distress➦
cause mental pain to;
The news of her child's illness distressed the mother
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Cheer➦
To infuse life, courage, animation, or hope, into; to inspirit; to solace or comfort.
The proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered.
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Cheer➦
To salute or applaud with cheers; to urge on by cheers; as, to cheer hounds in a chase.
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Cheer➦
To grow cheerful; to become gladsome or joyous; - usually with up.
At sight of thee my gloomy soul cheers up.
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Cheer➦
To be in any state or temper of mind.
How cheer'st thou, Jessica?
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Cheer➦
To utter a shout or shouts of applause, triumph, etc.
And even the ranks of TusculumCould scare forbear to cheer.
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Cheer➦
a cry or shout of approval
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Cheer➦
the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom;
flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room
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Cheer➦
give encouragement to
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Cheer➦
show approval or good wishes by shouting;
everybody cheered the birthday boy
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Cheer➦
cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful;
She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee
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Cheer➦
become cheerful
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Cheer➦
urge on or encourage especially by shouts;
The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers
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