distress
Example Sentences
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He tried to avoid the news as much as he could, because he said it was so distressing.
From Los Angeles Times
"The recent expansion in employment reflects economic distress leading to subsistence work, rather than growth-driven better quality job creation," they say.
From BBC
Stellar Energy says it ''sincerely regrets any distress this situation has caused the family'' and says its priority is ''providing a final resolution to ensure the home meets the high standards'' it strives for.
From BBC
Both his mother and step-father are being "slowly broken" and in "growing distress", he says.
From BBC
Isak, 26, who had come on as a second-half substitute, was unable to celebrate with his teammates and left the pitch in considerable distress.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
