All distress synonyms
dis·tress
D d noun distress
- visitation — the act of visiting.
- suffering — the state of a person or thing that suffers.
- trial — German Der Prozess. a novel (1925) by Franz Kafka.
- sadness — affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful: to feel sad because a close friend has moved away.
- malaise — a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease.
- disappointment — Cape, a cape in SW Washington state, projecting into the Pacific Ocean on the N of the mouth of the Columbia River.
- misery — wretchedness of condition or circumstances.
- torment — to afflict with great bodily or mental suffering; pain: to be tormented with violent headaches.
- vexation — the act of vexing.
- worriment — the act or an instance of worrying; anxiety.
- bad luck — You can say 'Bad luck', or 'Hard luck', to someone when you want to express sympathy to them.
- can of worms — a complicated problem
- hot water — trouble; a predicament: His skipping classes will get him into real hot water when exam time comes.
- hard time — a period of difficulties or hardship.
- agony — Agony is great physical or mental pain.
- angst — Angst is a feeling of anxiety and worry.
- danger — Danger is the possibility that someone may be harmed or killed.
- rigour — strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people.
- adversity — an unfortunate event or incident
- bad news — someone or something regarded as undesirable
verb distress
- pick on — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- burn up — If something burns up or if fire burns it up, it is completely destroyed by fire or strong heat.
- do a number on — a numeral or group of numerals.
- get to — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- give a hard time — a period of difficulties or hardship.
- nit-pick — to be excessively concerned with or critical of inconsequential details.
- tick off — a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.
- upset — to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
- agonise — to suffer extreme pain or anguish; be in agony.