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Another word for distress

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Verb

  1. To cause anxious uneasiness in

    See also:

    concern

  2. To cause suffering or painful sorrow to

    See also:

    happy

Noun

  1. A troubled or anxious state of mind

    See also:

    feelings

  2. A state of physical or mental suffering

    See also:

    happy

  3. The condition of being in need of immediate assistance

    See also:

    help

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Another word for distress

Noun

  1. Mental agony

    See also:

    grief

    anxiety

    Antonyms:

  2. Physical agony

    See also:

    pain

  3. Misfortune

    See also:

    poverty

    disaster

    difficulty

    danger

    crisis

Verb
  1. See also:

    disturb

    depress

    bother

Synonym Study

  • Anguish has equal force but is more often applied to acute mental suffering the anguish of despair
  • Agony suggests mental or physical torment so excruciating that the body or mind is convulsed with the force of it in mortal agony
  • Suffering emphasizes the actual enduring of pain, distress, or tribulation the suffering of the wounded
  • Distress implies mental or physical strain imposed by pain, trouble, worry, or the like and usually suggests a state or situation that can be relieved distress caused by famine
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Sentence Examples

  • Sensing similar distress in the man before her, she sat down.

  • Her distress was rising with their tension.

  • She'll be armed, and I'm leaving her a distress beacon.

  • Jackson could see her distress, so took the knife from her hand.

  • He was naturally compassionate towards objects in distress even to an effeminate measure; though God had made him a heart wherein was left little room for fear,.

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