Distress

"Distress" in Greek

αγωνία

agonía

((cause of) discomfort)

απελπισία

apelpisía

((cause of) discomfort)

κίνδυνος

kíndynos

(serious danger)

συμφορά

symforá

((cause of) discomfort)

συντριβή

syntriví

((cause of) discomfort)

αναστατώνω

anastatóno

(to cause strain or anxiety)

θλίβω

thlívo

(to cause strain or anxiety)

κατάσχω

katáscho

(to retain someone’s property)

στενοχωρώ

stenochoró

(to cause strain or anxiety)

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