distress
Example Sentences
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A lack of joy in learning and teaching is equally distressing.
In a victim impact statement, Dame Penny, who was MP for Portsmouth North from 2010 to 2024, said she had suffered "huge anxiety and distress" and was living in constant fear of a confrontation.
From BBC
Warning: Some readers may find the following details distressing.
From BBC
At 8:45 a.m., the South Coast Fire Protection District received a “call of distress,” said Chief Jason Warner.
From Los Angeles Times
The reader feels the noose tighten and shares Ms. Chang’s distress as it becomes evident after 2018 that she can no longer visit her home country—or her mother’s deathbed.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
