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.
