distress vs put out

put out vs distress

distress is a noun but put out is not a noun.

distress and put out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
distress	Yes	No	Yes	No
put out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, put out is a hypernym of distress; that is, put out is a word with a broader meaning than distress:

distress: bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
put out: to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

Other hypernyms of distress include bother, discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, trouble.

distress (noun)	put out (noun)
the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
psychological suffering
extreme physical pain
a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)

distress (verb)	put out (verb)
cause mental pain to	administer an anesthetic drug to
bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship	thrust or extend out
	prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
	retire
	deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
	cause to be out on a fielding play
	put out considerable effort
	to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
	be sexually active
	put out, as of a candle or a light

Difference between distress and put out

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