distress 1
noundomain: emotion
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
psychological suffering
Examples
- 1.the death of his wife caused him great distress
Synonyms
- hurt 2
psychological suffering
- suffering 3
psychological suffering
Hypernym
pain 2
noun
emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
EnglishDerivationally related form
distress 2
verb
cause mental pain to
Hyponym
anguish 1
noun
extreme mental distress
self-torture 1
noun
self-imposed distress
tsoris 1
noun
(Yiddish) trouble and suffering
wound 3
noun
a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride)
