Related Words for distress

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WordSyllablesCategories
suffering
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Noun, Noun
ill
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Noun, Noun
trouble
/x
Noun, Noun
worry
/x
Noun, Noun
hurt
/
Noun, Noun
anguish
/x
Noun
anxiety
x/xx
Noun
aggravation
xx/x
Noun
hardship
/x
Noun
pain
/
Noun
discomfort
x/x
Noun
unhappiness
x/xx
Noun
irritation
xx/x
Noun
trauma
/x
Noun
stress
/
Noun
misery
/xx
Noun
turmoil
/x
Noun
grief
/
Noun
angst
/
Noun
calamities
x/xx
Noun
uneasiness
x/xx
Noun
vexation
x/x
Noun
frustration
x/x
Noun
panic
/x
Noun
agony
/xx
Noun
annoyance
x/x
Noun
unpleasantness
x/xx
Noun
embarrassment
x/xx
Noun
helplessness
/xx
Noun
dejection
x/x
Noun
dissatisfaction
xxx/x
Noun
fearfulness
/xx
Noun
danger
/x
Noun
sorrow
/x
Noun
sadness
/x
Noun
damsels
/x
Noun
afflictions
x/x
Noun
crisis
/x
Noun
relief
x/
Noun
disturbances
x/xx
Noun
sickness
/x
Noun
despair
x/
Noun
discontent
xx/
Noun
disquiet
x/x
Noun
humiliation
xxx/x
Noun
infliction
x/x
Noun
agitation
xx/x
Noun
unrest
x/
Noun
depression
x/x
Noun
alleviation
xxx/x
Noun
heartache
/x
Noun
anger
/x
Noun
peril
/x
Noun
torment
/x
Noun
discomfiture
x/xx
Noun
upheaval
x/x
Noun
perplexity
x/xx
Noun
sleeplessness
/xx
Noun
fear
/
Noun
confusion
x/x
Noun
emotional
x/xx
Adjective
unease
x/
Noun
strife
/
Noun
disorientation
xxxx/x
Noun
wretchedness
/xx
Noun
exhaustion
x/x
Noun
fatigue
x/
Noun
loneliness
/xx
Noun
deprivation
xx/x
Noun
hopelessness
/xx
Noun
despondency
x/xx
Noun
bewilderment
x/xx
Noun
plight
/
Noun
consternation
xx/x
Noun
tumult
/x
Noun
illness
/x
Noun
restlessness
/xx
Noun
indignation
xx/x
Noun
desperation
xx/x
Noun
displeasure
x/x
Noun
nervousness
/xx
Noun
discouragement
x/xx
Noun
instability
xx/xx
Noun
devastation
xx/x
Noun
alienation
xxx/x
Noun
fright
/
Noun
crying
/x
Verb
apprehension
xx/x
Noun
insecurity
xx/xx
Noun
disappointment
xx/x
Noun
destitution
/xxx
Noun
maladjustment
xx/x
Noun
concern
x/
Noun
weariness
/xx
Noun
mortification
/xxx
Noun
demoralization
xxxx/x
Noun
sympathy
/xx
Noun
harm
/
Noun
indignity
x/xx
Noun
malaise
x/
Noun
cause
/
Noun
conflict
/x
Noun
misfortune
x/x
Noun
worsening
/xx
Verb
turbulence
/xx
Noun
relieve
x/
Verb
irritability
xxx/xx
Noun
discord
/x
Noun
exasperation
xxx/x
Noun
impatience
x/x
Noun
catastrophe
x/xx
Noun
disaffection
xx/x
Noun
psychological
xx/xx
Adjective
injustice
x/x
Noun
disaster
x/x
Noun
pressure
/x
Noun
distress signal
x//x
Phrase, Noun
shock
/
Noun
pathos
/x
Noun
suspense
x/
Noun
aftershock
/xx
Noun
passion
/x
Noun
smart
/
Name
pang
/
Noun
fret
/
Noun
comfort
/x
Noun
cold sweat
//
Phrase, Noun
nerve
/
Noun
chill
/
Noun
panic attack
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
thought
/
Noun
stiffness
/x
Noun
horror
/x
Noun
stab
/
Noun
threshold
/x
Noun
nausea
/xx
Noun
tenderness
/xx
Noun
seizure
/x
Noun
ache
/
Noun
tribulation
xx/x
Verb, Noun
needlessly
/xx
Adverb
sorely
/x
Adverb
unduly
x/x
Adverb
unnecessarily
x/xxxx
Adverb
intrapartum
xx/x
Adjective
respiratory
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Adjective
epigastric
xx/x
Adjective
stridor
/x
Noun
cyanosis
/x/x
Noun
alarm
x/
Noun, Verb
alert
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
asynchronous
//xx
Adjective
awaited
x/x
Verb, Adjective
beacon
/x
Noun, Verb
challenges
/xx
Verb
confidential
xx/x
Adjective
crunch
/
Noun, Verb
damage
/x
Noun, Verb
desolation
xx/x
Noun
difficult
/xx
Adjective, Verb
difficulties
/xxx
Noun
dire
/
Adjective, Noun
disarray
xx/
Noun, Verb
disharmony
x/xx
Noun
dislocation
x//x
Noun
dismay
x/
Noun, Verb
disorder
x/x
Noun, Verb
disruption
x/x
Noun
dread
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
emergency
x/xx
Noun
emotion
x/x
Noun
endangered
x/x
Adjective
faked
/
Verb
frantic
/x
Adjective, Noun
garbled
/x
Adjective
hassle
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
hazard
/x
Noun, Verb
heartbreak
/x
Noun
help
/
Verb, Noun
homelessness
/xx
Noun
hours
/x
Noun
hush
/
Noun, Verb
incoming
/xx
Adjective, Noun
inconvenience
xx/x
Noun, Verb
intensity
x/xx
Noun
intercepted
xx/x
Verb
jeopardy
/xx
Noun, Verb
loudest
/x
Adjective
lurch
/
Noun, Verb
macro
/x
Adjective, Noun
mess
/
Noun, Verb
necessity
x/xx
Noun
need
/
Verb, Noun
needy
/x
Adjective
neglect
x/
Noun, Verb
not
/
Adverb, Noun
nuisance
/x
Noun
ordeal
x/
Noun
outgoing
/xx
Adjective, Noun
penury
/xx
Noun
perdition
x/x
Noun
pittance
/x
Noun
poverty
/xx
Noun
prearranged
xx/
Verb
precariousness
x/xxx
Noun
predicament
x/xx
Noun
prerecorded
xx/x
Adjective
receive
x/
Verb, Noun
regret
x/
Noun, Verb
relayed
/x
Verb
risk
/
Noun, Verb
shortage
/x
Noun
signal
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
socorro
//x
Name
spite
/
Noun, Verb
squalor
/x
Noun
stricken
/x
Adjective
stringency
/xx
Noun
stumble
/x
Verb, Noun
telephonic
xx/x
Adjective
threat
/
Noun, Verb
torture
/x
Noun, Verb
trepidation
xx/x
Noun
unbearable
x/xx
Adjective
voltage
/x
Noun
warning
/x
Noun
woe
/
Noun, Adjective
shirtless
/x
Adjective
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
die
/
Verb, Noun
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective