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- pronunciation:
- dih
stres
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
worry, pain, or suffering, or anything that causes suffering.
Jim felt distress after his dog ran away.- synonyms:
- affliction, anxiety, pain, suffering, trouble, worry
- antonyms:
- comfort
- similar words:
- agony, anguish, cross, difficulty, discomfort, dismay, grief, misery, sorrow, strain, straits, stress, tax, torment, torture, woe
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definition 2: |
a state of great need or trouble.
A ship in distress radioed the coast guard.- synonyms:
- trouble
- antonyms:
- well-being
- similar words:
- adversity, danger, difficulties, hardship, jeopardy, misery, misfortune, need, peril, straits
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related words: |
ache, alarm, care, hurt, matter, mourning, pain, trial, trouble, worry, wound |
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part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
distresses, distressing, distressed |
definition: |
to cause great worry or pain to; trouble greatly.
The news that their son needed surgery distressed them.- synonyms:
- afflict, harrow, pain, trouble, worry
- antonyms:
- calm, comfort, please, relieve
- similar words:
- ail, bother, dismay, disturb, grieve, nag, sadden, strain, stress, tax, torment, upset
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related words: |
afflict, alarm, concern, dent, disagree, pinch, plague, shake, wound |
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derivation: |
distressingly (adv.) |
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