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

Synonyms: Age, condition, weather, damage, dent, chip, season, mellow, simulate age in, spoil, scratch, and batter.

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.