Distress
Ache
Synonyms Anguish, pain, ache, torment, discomfort, heartbreak, wretchedness, grief, sadness, desolation, trouble, anxiety, uneasiness, angst, suffering, agony, affliction, torture, heartache, misery, sorrow, woe, unhappiness, despair, worry, perturbation, and disquiet.
Difficulty
Synonyms Danger, difficulty, jeopardy, hazard, imperilment, instability, peril, trouble, risk, endangerment, insecurity, and precariousness.
Tribulation
Synonyms Hardship, tribulation, ill/bad luck, calamity, deprivation, destitution, impoverishment, need, lack, dire straits, adversity, misfortune, trouble, poverty, privation, indigence, penury, want, and beggary.
Pain
Synonyms Cause anguish to, pain, make miserable, grieve, trouble, bother, perturb, disquiet, vex, torment, afflict, curse, plague, cut up, worrying, painful, agonizing, tormenting, saddening, heartbreaking, tragic, disturbing, unsettling, shocking, gut-wrenching, cause suffering to, upset, make wretched, sadden, worry, arouse anxiety in, disturb, agitate, harrow, torture, rack, oppress, dog, upsetting, affecting, traumatic, harrowing, sad, pitiful, heart-rending, haunting, concerning, disquieting, alarming, and distressful.
Condition
Example Sentences
Her voice showed clear distress yesterday.
The dog was in visible distress today.
He signaled for help in distress.
The distress call went unanswered initially.