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Antonyms for distress
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : dih-stres |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈstrɛs |
- abundance
- advantage
- aid
- appease
- assist
- assuage
- be happy
- benefit
- blessing
- boon
- build
- calm
- calmness
- cheer
- comfort
- contentment
- cure
- delight
- discourage
- dissuade
- ease
- euphoria
- fix
- fortune
- gladden
- gladness
- good fortune
- good health
- good luck
- happiness
- heal
- health
- help
- hide
- ignore
- joy
- joyfulness
- joyousness
- leave alone
- luxury
- make happy
- mend
- miracle
- neglect
- peace
- placate
- please
- pleasure
- plenty
- relief
- relieve
- soothe
- success
- support
- wealth
- wonder
Definition of distress
Origin :- late 13c., "circumstance that causes anxiety or hardship," from Old French destresse, from Vulgar Latin *districtia "restraint, affliction, narrowness, distress," from Latin districtus, past participle of distringere "draw apart, hinder," also, in Medieval Latin "compel, coerce," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + stringere "draw tight, press together" (see strain (v.)). Meaning "anguish, suffering; grief" is from c.1300.
- noun pain, agony
- noun hardship, adversity
- verb worry, upset
- Milza endeavoured, in her own artless way, to soothe the distress her words had excited.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- She put her arms about her neck, and affectionately inquired the cause of her distress.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- The horses have not had any water for two days, and show signs of distress.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- The government admitted the distress, but denied that it was increasing.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- I was alone with God, and prayed to him for help in my distress, and for direction.
- Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson
- Her words rushed forth with a bitterness that was the cover of her distress.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- A groan of distress burst from him, and he fled the place in ignominious rout.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Garson with difficulty suppressed the cry of distress that rose to his lips.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- We should call upon God in every time of trouble, danger or distress.
- Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
- Generosity to those in distress was at all times characteristic of him.
- Extract from : « Handel » by Edward J. Dent
Synonyms for distress
- ache
- afflict
- affliction
- aggrieve
- agonize
- ail
- anguish
- anxiety
- bad luck
- bad news
- be on one's case
- blues
- bother
- break
- bug
- bummer
- burn up
- calamity
- can of worms
- care
- catastrophe
- concern
- cross
- crunch
- dejection
- depress
- desolate
- desolation
- destitution
- difficulty
- disappointment
- disaster
- discombobulate
- discomfort
- disquiet
- disquietude
- disturb
- do a number on
- dog
- dolor
- downer
- drag
- eat
- embarrassment
- exigency
- get
- get to
- give a hard time
- grief
- grieve
- harass
- hard knocks
- hard time
- harry
- headache
- heartache
- heartbreak
- holy mess
- hot water
- hound
- hurt
- indigence
- injure
- irk
- irritate
- irritation
- jam
- make it tough for
- malaise
- miff
- misery
- misfortune
- mortification
- nag
- need
- needle
- nit-pick
- oppress
- ordeal
- pain
- pang
- peeve
- perplex
- perplexity
- pester
- pick on
- pickle
- pinch
- plague
- poverty
- privation
- push
- push buttons
- rack
- rigor
- rotten luck
- sadden
- sadness
- scrape
- shame
- sorrow
- stew
- strain
- straits
- strap
- stress
- suffering
- throe
- tick off
- ticklish spot
- torment
- torture
- tough break
- tough luck
- trial
- tribulation
- trouble
- try
- twinge
- unconsolability
- unhappiness
- unholy mess
- vex
- vexation
- vicissitude
- visitation
- want
- weigh
- woe
- worriment
- worry
- wound
- wretchedness
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