distress
Example Sentences
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The Scottish Prison Service said it understood that the videos caused "significant distress" to families.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Laura Davison, general secretary of the National Union of Journalists, said the plans for "more brutal job cuts are wrong, damaging and will cause uncertainty and distress for workers at the BBC".
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
The lawsuit said the plaintiff has suffered “severe emotional distress, including anxiety, humiliation, loss of standing in his community and harm to his professional relationships” as a result of his squabble with Ye.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Two things can be true at once: Your very real fear of flying, which can result in very real physical and psychological distress, and your husband’s window of time to take this trip.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
They had lived so much alone that Singer had no one to help him in his distress.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
Vocabulary lists containing distress
Don't Distress: Words With Irregular Opposites
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"A Modest Proposal," Vocabulary from the satire
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