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distress, deplore, regret; suffer for, pine for, languish over, sigh, Chiefly Literary, suspire; anguish oneself, wring one's hands, tear one's hair out, beat one's breast; wail, weep, cry, sob, whimper, shed tears over; moan, groan, howl, bay, squall.
2. commiserate with, sympathize with, offer one's condolences; console, comfort, solace, soothe, bemuse, v. 1. confuse, addle, befuddle, muddy, mix up, muddle, bemuddle; perplex, puzzle, bewilder; discompose, disconcert, discomfit, upset.
2. stupefy, numb, benumb, stun, shock, overwhelm, knock over, Inf. bowl over; amaze, astound, astonish, surprise, knock [s.o.] off their feet, bench, n. 1. long seat, seat, stool, settle, pew, bleacher, grandstand seat, Brit, form, Rowing, bank, Brit. Dial, dickey.
2. workbench, worktable, table, trestle table, counter; stand, booth, stall, window.
3. court, bar, tribunal; judiciary, judicature; (all collectively) judges, jurists, adjudicators, legists, lawyers, advocates, counsel, barristers, solicitors. bend, v. 1. flex, bow, crook, twist, contort; curve, turn, swerve, veer, deviate, divagate, deflect, diverge; circle, coil, curl, spiral, loop; meander, worn, zigzag, wind, wind in and out, sinuate; hook, angle off, shoot off at an angle; arch, vault, camber, inflect.
2. mold, shape, determine, regulate; influence, sway, move, affect, dispose, predispose, warp, distort, prejudice, jaundice; compel, impel, induce, constrain, coerce, override, prevail over, gain the upper hand, wear down, soften up; master, dominate, predominate, domineer, rule, control, govern, boss, lead by the nose, twist around one's little finger.
3. subdue, subjugate, conquer, vanquish, suppress, overcome, overwhelm, overpower; crush, smash, humble, humiliate, bring one to his knees, bring to terms.
4. direct, point, aim, train, fix, set; incline, bear, head, steer; tend, trend, lean, bias; heed, mind, pay heed or attention, attend to, look after, turn to, set one's mind to.
5. stoop, crouch, squat, hunch, get down; bow, curtsey, genuflect, nod, bob, salaam, kneel; kowtow, bow and scrape, prostrate oneself, grovel, truckle to, cower, cringe.
6. yield, submit, acquiesce, concede, accede, agree, comply, concur, give way, give in; surrender, capitulate, succumb, give up, SI. throw in the towel; relax, relent, soften, let up on, mellow.
7. bend over backwards go to great pains, go to great lengths, go to the trouble, go out of one's way, put oneself out, make a special effort.
-n. 8. deviation, divergence, divagation, divarication, deflection, flecture.
9. curve, bow, turn, twist, bias, warp, veer, swerve, slue, skew; hook, crook, angle, dogleg, hairpin turn; meander, zigzag, Chiefly Scot. wimple, beneath, adv. 1. under, below, underneath, Dial. neath; underlying, subjacent, on the bottom, on the ground; underground, belowground, belowdecks, submerged, downstairs, Chiefly Brit, below stairs. -prep. 2. below, under, further down, underneath, lower than, Dial, neath, lower down.
3. less than, lesser than, inferior to, less important than, next to; subordinate to, secondary to, subject to, subservient to.
4. unworthy of, undignified for, unbefitting, unbecoming, not behooving, unbeseeming; unsuitable, inapt, unfit, malapropos, unsuited, inappropriate, unmeet; degrading to, shameful to, discreditable to, unseemly to, indecorous to; distasteful to, unacceptable to, objectionable to, unattractive to.
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