distress

distress
noun
ADJECTIVE
acute, considerable, deep, extreme, great, immense (BrE), severe, significant
genuine, real
obvious
unnecessary (esp. BrE)
general
emotional, mental, moral, personal, physical, psychological

the physical distress of hunger

the personal distress associated with unemployment

economic, financial, social

The causes of social distress include inadequate housing.

marital, relationship (both AmE)

an unhappy young couple in acute relationship distress

VERB + DISTRESS
cause (sb)
experience, feel, suffer

the distress that she felt when her parents argued

The animals suffer great pain and distress when hunted.

show (signs of)

She seemed calm and showed no signs of distress.

hide

He tried to hide his distress, but the tremor in his voice was unmistakable.

express

Hall expressed his distress at the court's failure to uphold his rights.

avoid
alleviate, ease, reduce, relieve
see, sense

She saw the distress in Christy's eyes.

Sensing her distress, Luke walked over and patted her shoulder.

DISTRESS + NOUN
call, signal

The sinking ship sent out a distress call.

PREPOSITION
in distress

The child was clearly in distress.

a ship in distress

to sb's distress

He dropped out of college, to his family's distress.

distress at

her obvious distress at hearing such bad news

distress over

The president issued a statement expressing her distress over the affair.

PHRASES
a damsel in distress

medieval ballads about a knight saving a damsel in distress

a source of distress

Getting old is a source of distress to men as well as women.


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