distress (v.) Copy link Outline 1. ango, xi, 3 (keenly to annoy and render anxious)2. sollĭcĭto, 1 (to render anxious)3. afflicto, 1 chiefly with pron. refl, or as pass.)4. crŭcio, 1 (strictly, to torture • distress (v.): 1. ango, xi, 3 (keenly to annoy and render anxious): to be d.'d, angi animo, Cic.; angi animi, Pl. Join: angere et sollicitum habere aliquem; angere atque sollicitare, Cic. 2. sollĭcĭto, 1 (to render anxious): Cic. (v. supr.). 3. afflicto, 1 chiefly with pron. refl, or as pass.): to d. oneself (greatly), sese af., Sall.: Cic.: to be very greatly d.'d, acerbissime afflictari, Cic. 4. crŭcio, 1 (strictly, to torture: q. v.): Cic. See also foll. art.