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synonyms for distress
- ache
- affliction
- anguish
- anxiety
- blues
- care
- concern
- cross
- dejection
- desolation
- disappointment
- discomfort
- disquietude
- dolor
- embarrassment
- grief
- headache
- heartache
- heartbreak
- irritation
- malaise
- misery
- mortification
- ordeal
- pang
- perplexity
- sadness
- shame
- sorrow
- stew
- suffering
- throe
- torment
- torture
- trial
- tribulation
- trouble
- twinge
- unhappiness
- vexation
- visitation
- woe
- worriment
- worry
- wretchedness
- bad news
- unconsolability
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How to use distress in a sentence
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 £184M | Ingrid Lunden | October 16, 2020 | TechCrunchSometimes it’s even a sign that the tree is in distress, Aiello says.
Why autumn air smells so delicious and sweet | Sara Kiley Watson | October 13, 2020 | Popular-ScienceIt’s addressing the economic distress that I’ve seen growing up in very disenfranchised neighborhoods in Minneapolis.
Carrying 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 emergency | By Tim MacWelch/Outdoor Life | September 29, 2020 | Popular-ScienceStay put, build a camp, signal your distress and wait for help.
The 10-step guide to survival in an emergency | By Tim MacWelch/Outdoor Life | September 29, 2020 | Popular-ScienceSurely all this graphic talk of gastrointestinal distress is making you queasy.
After all, what says Christmas more than obligations, gastrointestinal distress, and insane dining companions?
I inherited the Arnold Family Thunder ThighsTM, which was a source of frequent teasing and distress for me as a child.
Not only, in the rarest of cases, where there a female lead in a blockbuster action movie, but the damsel in distress was a dude.
Team Peeta or Team Gale: Why the ‘Hunger Games’ Love Triangle Ruins ‘Mockingjay – Part 1’ | Kevin Fallon | November 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis workforce is being legalized at a time of unusual economic distress for the working class.
Legal but Still Poor: The Economic Consequences of Amnesty | Joel Kotkin | November 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe look of distress had vanished, and his sincere eyes seemed to shine again with courage and with strength.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensHer face wore a look of distress, almost of alarm; she kept her place, but her eyes gave Bernard a mute welcome.
Confidence | Henry JamesFinally, his predicament became so awkward that an expression of distress crept into his face.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxIn fact, in two places some of our men cried out in distress that we were all lost.
It seemed quite the forlornest hope I had ever heard of, but Jack's distress was so acute that I hadn't the heart to refuse.
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