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distress

verb
  1. To cause anxious uneasiness in: ail, cark, concern, trouble, worry. See concern
  2. To cause suffering or painful sorrow to: aggrieve, grieve, hurt, injure, pain, wound. See happy
noun
  1. A troubled or anxious state of mind: angst, anxiety, anxiousness, care, concern, disquiet, disquietude, nervousness, solicitude, unease, uneasiness, worry. See feelings
  2. A state of physical or mental suffering: affliction, agony, anguish, hurt, misery, pain, torment, torture, woe, wound, wretchedness. See happy
  3. The condition of being in need of immediate assistance: exigence, exigency, hot water, trouble. See help

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