Another word for distress
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Another word for distress
Noun
Mental agony
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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