Synonym: afflict, agonize, bother, disturb, hurt, pain, torment, torture, trouble, upset. Antonym: comfort, consolation, relief, solace. Similar words: stress, actress, district, distract, distribute, distribution, streak, stream. Meaning: [dɪ'stres] 
n. 1. psychological suffering 2. a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need) 3. extreme physical pain 4. the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim. v. cause mental pain to.
n. 1. psychological suffering 2. a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need) 3. extreme physical pain 4. the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim. v. cause mental pain to. 
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61. The Government acted quickly to relieve the widespread distress caused by the earthquake.
62. It is a rule of the sea to help another boat in distress.
63. Her death was a great distress to all the family.
64. Her wails of distress brought him running from the house, like a knight to the rescue.
65. When I got a flat tyre I had to wait for my boyfriend to come and help me, like a true damsel in distress!
66. Please don't distress yourself.
67. He keeps coming to the aid of this damsel in distress.
68. Grief over ageing is a source of distress to men and women.
69. The distress call was picked up by a young radio ham.
70. She looked at him in such distress that he had to look away.
71. But in Toronto Goldbloom showed signs of distress.
72. No one comes to relieve my distress.
73. Simply ... understanding mental illness Everyone experiences emotional distress.
74. Such calls could cause distress and should be stopped.sentence dictionary
75. They act like linguistic distress signals.
76. The long railway journey added to his distress.
77. A moment later, the cat is in acute distress.
78. People are coming to us in great distress.
79. The price of financial distress has been raised.
80. Or that this honeymoon journey is causing her distress?
81. Children suffer emotional distress when their parents divorce.
82. Any price increases will cause even more financial distress.
83. Little things comfort us because little things distress us. Blaise Pascal 
84. The distress caused by compulsive gambling is very considerable.
85. The causes of social distress are not uniform.
86. The combination of tight money and high debt is causing more than token distress.
87. This negative response created great distress to Mrs X as she has her heart set on becoming an embalmer.
88. The insidious course, the behavioural disturbances, and the distress of Alzheimer's disease make this uncommon.
89. None the less, enough boys are surviving school with their masculinity intact to deeply distress the liberationists.
90. He himself is moved to relieve his distress, but why should my imaginative simulation move me to do the same?
More similar words: stress, actress, district, distract, distribute, distribution, streak, stream, stretch, street, stretch out, strengthen, mainstream, disturb, distant, distinct, obstreperous, press, distance, dress up, ministry, impress, address, press for, resist, disturbing, distinction, distinctive, restrict, chemistry.