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It distresses me especially in the last few days that they may have been deprived of the opportunity to be adopted by our family.

In the meantime the Marquis of Chandos had brought forward the distresses of the agriculturists.

But the point, the acme of my distresses, consisted in the awful uncertainty of our final fate.

"That's the thought that distresses me," retorted the doctor.

It does not possess the means of alleviating its own distresses, much less of assisting others to any considerable extent.

Many were the difficulties and distresses into which her imprudent choice brought her before the end of the month.

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On this page you'll find 212 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to distresses, such as: irritation, unhappiness, shame, pang, affliction, and perplexity.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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