distress oneself

VERB

fret

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agonize bother brood carp chafe fume fuss grieve

STRONG

affront anguish bleed chagrin mope pother stew torment

WEAK

carry a heavy load eat one's heart out get into a dither lose sleep over sweat it out take on upset oneself

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be happy ignore not worry please

STRONG

delight make happy

WEAK

appease calm comfort pacify placate soothe

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distress oneself

God knows," quoth she, "that for the love I bear thee I am not a little sorry for thee: but what boots it idly to distress oneself?

From The Decameron, Volume II by J. M. (James Macmullen) Rigg

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