distress

distress synonyms

trouble compare distress and trouble
pain compare distress and pain
torment compare distress and torment
upset compare distress and upset
worry compare distress and worry
misery compare distress and misery
bother compare distress and bother
torture compare distress and torture
disquiet compare distress and disquiet
anguish compare distress and anguish
suffering compare distress and suffering
disturb compare distress and disturb
affliction compare distress and affliction
woe compare distress and woe
sorrow compare distress and sorrow
grief compare distress and grief
hardship compare distress and hardship
hurt compare distress and hurt
perturb compare distress and perturb
vex compare distress and vex
agony compare distress and agony
tribulation compare distress and tribulation
plague compare distress and plague
sadness compare distress and sadness
afflict compare distress and afflict
wretchedness compare distress and wretchedness
difficulty compare distress and difficulty
anxiety compare distress and anxiety
misfortune compare distress and misfortune
heartache compare distress and heartache
concern compare distress and concern
agitate compare distress and agitate
alarm compare distress and alarm
harass compare distress and harass
oppress compare distress and oppress
wound compare distress and wound
stress compare distress and stress
annoy compare distress and annoy
adversity compare distress and adversity
burden compare distress and burden
strain compare distress and strain
unhappiness compare distress and unhappiness
grieve compare distress and grieve
shock compare distress and shock
trial compare distress and trial
harrow compare distress and harrow
dismay compare distress and dismay
heartbreak compare distress and heartbreak
irritate compare distress and irritate
discomfort compare distress and discomfort

distress definitions

verb

  • To treat a new object to give it an appearance of age. 

  • To retain someone’s property against the payment of a debt; to distrain. 

  • To cause strain or anxiety to someone. 

noun

  • A cause of such discomfort. 

  • The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction. 

  • Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature. 

  • Serious danger. 

  • A seizing of property without legal process to force payment of a debt. 

  • An aversive state of stress to which a person cannot fully adapt. 

verb noun