Words Like DISTRESS

We have put together a list of words that are similar to DISTRESS.

22 Alternative Words Similar to distress

1 Hurt Noun      Synonym Words Like Hurt
2 Suffering Noun      Synonym Words Like Suffering
3 Hurting Noun      Synonym Words Like Hurting
4 Pain Noun      Synonym Words Like Pain
5 Painfulness Noun      Synonym Words Like Painfulness
6 Seizure Noun      Synonym Words Like Seizure
7 Disturb Verb      Synonym Words Like Disturb
8 Trouble Verb      Synonym Words Like Trouble
9 Upset Verb      Synonym Words Like Upset
10 Affliction Noun      Synonym Words Like Affliction
11 Misery Noun      Synonym Words Like Misery
12 Distressed Verb-transitive      Form Words Like Distressed
13 Distressing Verb-transitive      Form Words Like Distressing
14 Afflict Verb-transitive      Synonym Words Like Afflict
15 Distrain Verb-transitive      Synonym Words Like Distrain
16 Disoblige Verb      Hypernym Words Like Disoblige
17 Tsoris Noun      Hyponym Words Like Tsoris
18 Anguish Noun      Hyponym Words Like Anguish
19 Wound Noun      Hyponym Words Like Wound
20 Torment Noun      Hyponym Words Like Torment
21 Throe Noun      Hyponym Words Like Throe
22 Pressure Noun      Hyponym Words Like Pressure

3 examples of distress

1 to suffer distress from the gout, or from the loss of friends
2 a ship in distress, from leaking, loss of spars, want of provisions or water, etc.
3 she was the classic maiden in distress

10 definitions of distress

1 Extreme pain or suffering; anguish of body or mind.
2 That which occasions suffering; painful situation; misfortune; affliction; misery.
3 A state of danger or necessity
4 The act of distraining; the taking of a personal chattel out of the possession of a wrongdoer, by way of pledge for redress of an injury, or for the performance of a duty, as for nonpayment of rent or taxes, or for injury done by cattle, etc.
5 The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction.
6 To cause pain or anguish to; to pain; to oppress with calamity; to afflict; to harass; to make miserable.
7 To compel by pain or suffering.
8 To seize for debt; to distrain.
9 extreme physical pain
10 cause mental pain to
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