His nagging distressed her.
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Distressed
/dɪˈstɹɛst/
Synonyms for "distressed" (156 found)
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Strong matches (46)
discomposeddisconcerteddisquieteddistracteddistraitdistraughtdisturbeddolefuldown to bedrockembarrassedfeeling the pinchgloomyharassedhard upharrowedheartbrokenhung uphurthurtingill at ease
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Adjective(10 words)
Noun(2 words)
feel sickgroaning
Related words (78)
in queer streetin reduced circumstancesin straitened circumstancesinconveniencedirkedlaceratedland-poormartyredmartyrizedmortifiednarrownervouson the edgeon the rackout of countenanceout of pocketpainedpanic-strickenperturbedpinched
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plaguedpoorpoorly offput output to itput uponput-output-uponpuzzledrackedreducedshortshort of cashshort of fundsshort of moneysmittensore besetsqueezedstraitenedstrappedsufferingtenseterribletormentedtorturedtroubledtwisteduncomfortableunder the harrowuneasyunmoneyedunprosperousupsetvexedworriedwoundedwrung
Verb(16 words)
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16 entriesalarmanguished expressiondistressed debtdistressed denimdistressed leatherdistressed patientdistressed real estatedistressed rural regiondistressed urban areadistressed woodgarnishmenthard hit coastal regionperturbseizureupsetupset demeanor
Collocations
11 entriesdistress calldistress signaldistressed areadistressed assetdistressed debtdistressed expressiondistressed jeansdistressed populationemotional distressextreme distressfinancial distress
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20 total sentences available.
You have no idea how distressed she was.
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The news distressed her.
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What police thought was a distressed cat turned out to be a man practicing the cuica, a drum which produces noise by rubbing a stick attached to the drumhead from the inside.
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