Thesaurus / distress
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Their failure to act was unacceptable and affected hundreds of thousands of people, which may have caused some anxiety and distress as a result.
UK’S ICO REDUCES BRITISH AIRWAYS DATA BREACH FINE TO £20M, AFTER ORIGINALLY SETTING IT AT £184MINGRID LUNDENOCTOBER 16, 2020TECHCRUNCHSometimes it’s even a sign that the tree is in distress, Aiello says.
WHY AUTUMN AIR SMELLS SO DELICIOUS AND SWEETSARA KILEY WATSONOCTOBER 13, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCEIt’s addressing the economic distress that I’ve seen growing up in very disenfranchised neighborhoods in Minneapolis.
ILHAN OMAR: CAPITALISM CANNOT DELIVER SOCIAL JUSTICENICK FOURIEZOSOCTOBER 1, 2020OZYCarrying a whistle in your survival kit can signal your distress to others, day or night, as long as you have breath to blow it.
THE 10-STEP GUIDE TO SURVIVAL IN AN EMERGENCYBY TIM MACWELCH/OUTDOOR LIFESEPTEMBER 29, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCEStay put, build a camp, signal your distress and wait for help.
THE 10-STEP GUIDE TO SURVIVAL IN AN EMERGENCYBY TIM MACWELCH/OUTDOOR LIFESEPTEMBER 29, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCEWhile this study was quite small, and the older adults involved were all initially healthy with limited symptoms of mental distress, Sturm says she’s hopeful about the results.
REGULAR DOSES OF AWE CAN DO WONDERS FOR EMOTIONAL HEALTHKAT ESCHNERSEPTEMBER 22, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCEThe look of distress had vanished, and his sincere eyes seemed to shine again with courage and with strength.
BELLA DONNAROBERT HICHENSHer face wore a look of distress, almost of alarm; she kept her place, but her eyes gave Bernard a mute welcome.
CONFIDENCEHENRY JAMESFinally, his predicament became so awkward that an expression of distress crept into his face.
THE HOMESTEADEROSCAR MICHEAUXIn fact, in two places some of our men cried out in distress that we were all lost.
THE JESUIT RELATIONS AND ALLIED DOCUMENTS, VOL. II: ACADIA, 1612-1614VARIOUSWORDS RELATED TO DISTRESS
- anguish
- blahs
- bleakness
- blue devils
- blue funk
- broken heart
- bummer
- cheerlessness
- dejection
- despondency
- disconsolateness
- dismals
- dispiritedness
- distress
- dolefulness
- dolor
- downcastness
- downer
- dysphoria
- forlornness
- funk
- gloominess
- grief
- grieving
- heartache
- heartbreak
- heavy heart
- hopelessness
- letdown
- listlessness
- melancholy
- misery
- moodiness
- mopes
- mournfulness
- mourning
- poignancy
- sorrow
- sorrowfulness
- the blues
- the dumps
- tribulation
- woe
- awe
- bombshell
- breakdown
- bump
- clash
- collapse
- collision
- concussion
- confusion
- consternation
- crash
- distress
- disturbance
- double whammy
- earthquake
- encounter
- excitement
- eye-opener
- hysteria
- impact
- injury
- jarring
- jolt
- percussion
- prostration
- ram
- scare
- start
- stroke
- stupefaction
- stupor
- trauma
- traumatism
- turn
- upset
- whammy
- wreck
- affliction
- agony
- anguish
- bad news
- big trouble
- blow
- blues
- care
- catastrophe
- dejection
- depression
- distress
- dolor
- grieving
- hardship
- heartache
- heartbreak
- lamenting
- melancholy
- misery
- misfortune
- mourning
- pain
- rain
- regret
- remorse
- repentance
- rue
- sadness
- suffering
- trial
- tribulation
- trouble
- unhappiness
- weeping
- woe
- worry
- wretchedness
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