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Distress

//dɪˈstɹɛs//

Synonyms for "distress" (375 found)

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Informal (53)

Adj, intj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

cut

Name, noun, verb, slang(10 words)

pass twist shake burn care stew weight levy harry straits

Adj, name, noun, prep, verb, slang(1 words)

cross

Adj, intj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

blow

Adj, adv, intj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

fine

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

nip savage

Noun, verb, slang(20 words)

rack pinch trouble grind bite load flap prick stress rub gripe poison curse damage tweak menace pucker frazzle hex angst

Adj, adv, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

wrong sore

Adj, contraction, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

chill

Verb, slang(3 words)

destroy crucify get into trouble

Adj, noun, verb, slang(3 words)

try stab dread

Contraction, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

taint

Name, noun, slang(2 words)

rigor misery

Adj, verb, slang(1 words)

violate

Noun, slang(4 words)

anxiety horror pins and needles difficulties

General use (322)

Adj, noun, verb(14 words)

upset put out trial grate disquiet foreboding prejudice perplex impair forfeit suffering aching ail chagrin

Name, noun, verb(17 words)

strain burden gall passion wrench pain pierce weigh ache sorrow anguish vex fester thorn pang irk grieve

Noun, verb(58 words)

stroke fret exercise concern abuse defile wring pressure torment sting chafe spasm wound outrage injury blight torture alarm puzzle plague

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Noun(129 words)

trouble smart hurt extremity torment pain disturbance torture agitation uncertainty confusion malaise perturbation attachment execution apprehension embarrassment zeal difficulty bitterness

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catastrophe nervousness vexation anguish discomposure grievance uneasiness affliction grief annoyance sadness inquietude rend oppression perplexity desolation throes suffering unrest discomfiture mortification solicitude danger misgiving annexation disappointment agony unhappiness hardship pathos disquietude disaster infliction poignancy concernment privation calamity vicissitude tight squeeze poverty exigency misfortune ordeal tragedy adversity lamentation joylessness desperation disconcertion forfeiture penitence wretchedness heartache anxiousness nationalization garnishment impressment poorness sequestration heartbreak eminent domain apprehensiveness insolvency painfulness crown of thorns all-overs dolor bleakness stomachache unquietness socialization mournfulness dreariness bitter pill cheerlessness anxiety neurosis overanxiety disconcertment dismalness annexure anxious bench forebodingness impoundment gall and wormwood expropriation impecuniousness abashment sorrowfulness communization woefulness distraint confiscation collectivization distressfulness pitifulness lamentability pitiableness communalization comfortlessness grievousness amercement woebegoneness regrettableness pitiability straitened circumstances angary impecuniosity escheatment unprosperousness

Adj, name, noun, verb(4 words)

shock hurt cramp fear

Adj, verb(5 words)

corrupt lacerate pollute infect excruciate

Intj, noun, verb(3 words)

bother pity jinx

Name, noun, phrase, verb(1 words)

doom

Name, noun(4 words)

sharpness depression visitation tribulation

Verb(34 words)

beset provoke inflame condemn constrain irritate agitate threaten offend injure afflict perturb bewitch depress molest convulse agonize persecute befoul frighten

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deprave aggrieve straiten mistreat wreak havoc envenom sadden maltreat martyrize play hob with do ill horrify discommode disserve

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb(1 words)

strait

Intj, name, noun, verb(1 words)

harrow

Adj, intj, noun(1 words)

woe

Name, verb(1 words)

embarrass

Adj, noun(1 words)

suspense

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