distress
Example Sentences
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The family is suing the company for breach of contract, negligence, infliction of emotional distress and violation of the California Health and Safety Code.
From Los Angeles Times
She shook the hangers until I took them, a wave of distress washing over me.
From Literature
She said: "Events like this affect people in different ways, and I recognise that many of us will feel shocked, distressed or in need of support."
From BBC
The Ministry of Justice said it could be distressing for families to see offenders in the media without warning, adding that it was investigating Nadine's complaint.
From BBC
Though he had - as he put it - "defended the indefensible" by arguing against the removal of hereditary peers, the earl has accepted his fate and was not "unduly distressed by it".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
