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Synonyms for distress
dɪˈstrɛsdis·tress
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
distress
Grief is acute mental pain resulting from loss, misfortune, or deep disappointment. Grief is more acute and less enduring than sorrow. Sorrow and grief are for definite cause; sadness and melancholy may arise from a vague sense of want or loss, from a low state of health, or other ill-defined cause; sadness may be momentary; melancholy is more enduring, and may become chronic. Affliction expresses a deep heart-sorrow and is applied also to the misfortune producing such sorrow; mourning most frequently denotes sorrow publicly expressed, or the public expression of such sorrow as may reasonably be expected; as, it is common to observe thirty days of mourning on the death of an officer of state.
See synonyms for HAPPINESS.
Synonyms:
affliction, grief, melancholy, mourning, regret, sadness, sorrow, tribulation, trouble, woPreposition:
Grief at a loss; for a friend.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
distress, hurt, sufferingnoun
psychological suffering
"the death of his wife caused him great distress"
Synonyms:
hurt, injury, detriment, harm, excruciation, damage, distraint, suffering, trauma, agony, scathe, woedistressnoun
a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)
"a ship in distress"; "she was the classic maiden in distress"
distressnoun
extreme physical pain
"the patient appeared to be in distress"
distress, distraintverb
the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
"Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien"
straiten, distressverb
bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
Synonyms:
straitendistressverb
cause mental pain to
"The news of her child's illness distressed the mother"
Synonyms:
straiten
Dictionary of English Synonymes
distressnoun
Synonyms:
affliction, calamity, misery, misfortune, adversity, hardship, trial, trouble, perplexitydistressnoun
distressnoun
Synonyms:
privation, destitution, poverty, indigence, want, straitsdistressverb
Synonyms:
afflict, perplex, pain, trouble, grieve, make unhappy, make miserabledistressverb
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "distress":
anguish, plight, suffering, distressed, hardship, misery, despair, helplessness, pain, dismay, danger, desperation, anxiety, beacon, agony, sorrow, grief, difficulty
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1938 | pain | |
#2266 | damage | |
#2620 | injury | |
#3124 | trouble | |
#5005 | worry | |
#5013 | danger | |
#5093 | hurt | |
#5311 | difficulty | |
#5907 | suffering | |
#6159 | harm | |
#6386 | anxiety | |
#9538 | trauma | |
#10700 | grief | |
#11276 | beacon | |
#12121 | regret | |
#12669 | distress | |
#12972 | wo | |
#14621 | sorrow | |
#15487 | misery | |
#15811 | despair | |
#18051 | sadness | |
#18786 | hardship | |
#19478 | mourning | |
#19943 | distressed | |
#20439 | agony | |
#20785 | annoy | |
#22266 | plight | |
#23336 | disturb | |
#23875 | desperation | |
#25291 | melancholy | |
#25704 | woe | |
#27991 | anguish | |
#30803 | detriment | |
#31141 | grieve | |
#33345 | dismay | |
#34128 | harass | |
#36859 | tribulation | |
#37535 | affliction | |
#43520 | embarrass | |
#49680 | helplessness | |
#54523 | vex | |
#73447 | afflict | |
#219145 | mortify | |
#254604 | distraint |
How to use distress in a sentence?
Disparities in supportive medication use are concerning as they could point to inadequate symptom management and reduced quality of life, it is important for patients and providers to communicate about supportive care needs and preferences – for example, surrounding symptoms of anxiety, depression, insomnia and pain – to alleviate patient distress and suffering.
I had no idea it was that bad, that’s really lighting a fire under my butt to work harder. The Veterans Crisis Line provides 24/7 support to veterans in distress, as well as concerned friends and family members. Staffers are available by phone at 800-273-8255 (Press 1), online at VeteransCrisisLine.net/Chat, and via text at 838255. The volume of phone calls the Crisis Line receives is staggering. The VA told Fox News that since October 31, 2017, the Veterans Crisis Line has fielded approximately 222,000 calls from veterans who are having thoughts of suicide. That is in addition to the 49,000 calls from family members or friends who are concerned about a veteran who is considering suicide. That breaks down to nearly 950 calls from veterans (or nearly 40 calls per hour) every day since Halloween, and more than 200 calls a day from friends and family. Lutz, who li ves in Florida, is affectionately referred to by many in the veterans' community as.
As I watched the video and listened to the officer's commands, it is my belief that the officer had the intention to deploy their Taser, but instead shot Mr. Wright with a single bullet, this appears to me, from what I've viewed and the officer's reaction and distress immediately after, that this was an accidental discharge that resulted in the tragic death of Katie Wright.
Whoever is in the distress can call me. I will come running wherever they are.
Having higher levels of psychological distress prior to a Covid infection also increased the risk of getting long Covid by 50 %, those people also reported more symptoms seen in long Covid.
Translations for distress
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- nødsituation, ubehagDanish
- bedrücken, Notlage, Kummer, Seenot, NotGerman
- αγωνία, κίνδυνος, κατάσχω, αναστατώνω, στενοχωρώ, συμφορά, συντριβή, θλίβωGreek
- apuro, peligro, ansiedadSpanish
- hätäFinnish
- détresseFrench
- cráighIrish
- aircScottish Gaelic
- संकटHindi
- kesulitanIndonesian
- stórhætta, vá, óþægindiIcelandic
- دڵ تهنگی, بێچارهیی, شڕKurdish
- uhitea, māteatea, nonope, ahotea, āwangawanga, mōreareaMāori
- stress, onder, zetten, benauwen, drukDutch
- ubehag, nødsituasjonNorwegian
- zagrożenie, niebezpieczeństwoPolish
- penhorar, perigo, angustiar, desgastar, desconfortoPortuguese
- primejdie, suferință, pericol, deranjaRomanian
- го́ре, несча́стье, беда́, бе́дствиеRussian
- क्लेशः, आपद्, दुःखं,, शोकःSanskrit
- muka, distresSerbo-Croatian
- shqetësojAlbanian
- nödsituation, obehag, nödlägeSwedish
- ความทุกข์Thai
- sıkıntıTurkish
- nỗi đau hoặc nỗi buồn lòngVietnamese
- 苦难Chinese
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