Distress Synonyms

Ache

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

Danger, difficulty, jeopardy, hazard, imperilment, instability, peril, trouble, risk, endangerment, insecurity, and precariousness.

Tribulation

Hardship, tribulation, ill/bad luck, calamity, deprivation, destitution, impoverishment, need, lack, dire straits, adversity, misfortune, trouble, poverty, privation, indigence, penury, want, and beggary.

Pain

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

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

Example Sentences of Distress

The dog was in visible distress today.

Her voice showed clear distress yesterday.

He signaled for help in distress.

The distress call went unanswered initially.

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