distress
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Synonyms & Antonyms for distress
Synonyms: Noun
affliction, agony, anguish, excruciation, hurt, misery, pain, rack, strait(s), torment, torture, travail, tribulation, woe
Synonyms: Verb
agitate, ail, alarm (also alarum), bother, concern, derail, discomfort, discompose, dismay, disquiet, distemper, distract, disturb, exercise, flurry, frazzle, freak (out), fuss, hagride, perturb, undo, unhinge, unsettle, upset, weird out, worry
Antonyms: Verb
calm, compose, quiet, settle, soothe, tranquilize (also tranquillize)
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Examples of distress in a Sentence
Noun
Citizens voiced their distress over delays in fixing the problem. The patient showed no obvious signs of distress. He suffered severe emotional distress as a result of the accident.Verb
don't let all the bad news distress you
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
According to a statement, the department investigated and confirmed that there were fish in distress. — cleveland.com, "Cyanide from steel plant trickled into Lake Michigan for days before public was notified," 20 Aug. 2019 Another issue is with the red panic button on police radios that can be pressed to indicate an officer in distress. — Jerry Fallstrom, orlandosentinel.com, "Eustis touts $248K savings from proposed switch to Lake Sheriff’s Office for police dispatching," 15 Aug. 2019 This includes adding Smart911 and RapidSOS technologies at the Emergency Communications Center, improving the ability of E911 Operators to locate callers in distress, and increasing staffing at the Emergency Communication Center. — Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati.com, "Lawsuit: Nine mistakes by City of Cincinnati that led to Kyle Plush's death," 12 Aug. 2019 Search and Rescue Volunteer Bob Boyle said a big part of their job is helping campers, hikers and lost people in distress. — Ramona Sentinel, "Community groups spread goodwill at Night Out Against Crime," 10 Aug. 2019 The show was pulled from Sky One after the contestants sued for emotional distress. — Robyn Merrett, PEOPLE.com, "Miriam Rivera, the First Openly Trans Reality Star, Dead at 38," 9 Aug. 2019 Use Colorado’s new red-flag law to alert law enforcement about anyone who is in distress and has a gun.