distresses
Troubles someone deeply
Distresses is the plural of distress and the third-person singular verb form.
As a noun, distresses are instances of suffering, anxiety, or hardship: The distresses of war left the population traumatized.
As a verb, to distress is to cause suffering or worry: The news distresses her greatly.
In furniture and fashion, distressing means artificially aging something to give it a worn appearance: The process distresses the denim to look vintage.
Deep emotional distress
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
- agonyExtreme physical or emotional pain
despair · misery · woe · suffering · hopelessness · dejection · melancholy · despondency
Persistent dull discomfort
- painBodily or emotional distress
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
cramps · stiffness · fatigue · malaise · tenderness · irritation · inflammation · spasm
Chronic reaction to horrific events
- flashbacksInvoluntary vivid memory episodes
- nightmaresTerrifying sleep experiences
- shellshockTrauma from combat exposure
- woundsBodily tissue damage
abuse · assault · violence · accident · injury · shock · victimization · survivor
Troubled mental state
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- fearEmotional response to threat
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
tension · unease · dread · agitation · restlessness · alarm · fretfulness · perturbation
Morse distress code
- maydayRadio emergency signal
- sinkingFalling through water
- strandedLeft without means to leave
- shipwreckDestroyed vessel at sea
rescue · emergency · signal · flare · beacon · lifeboat · foundering · capsizing
Severe lack of resources
- deprivationState of lacking necessities
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- privationLack of necessities
- destitutionExtreme poverty, lacking necessities
want · penury · struggle · misfortune · austerity · impoverishment · neediness · indigence
heartache
Deep emotional distress
agony · despair · misery · woe · suffering · hopelessness · dejection · melancholy · despondency · dismay
ache
Persistent dull discomfort
- painBodily or emotional distress
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
nausea · cramps · stiffness · fatigue · malaise · tenderness · irritation · inflammation · spasm · twinge
PTSD
Chronic reaction to horrific events
- flashbacksInvoluntary vivid memory episodes
- nightmaresTerrifying sleep experiences
- shellshockTrauma from combat exposure
wounds · abuse · assault · violence · accident · injury · shock · victimization · survivor · retraumatization
worry
Troubled mental state
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- fearEmotional response to threat
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
apprehension · tension · unease · dread · agitation · restlessness · alarm · fretfulness · perturbation · disquiet
SOS
Morse distress code
shipwreck · rescue · emergency · signal · flare · beacon · lifeboat · foundering · capsizing · grounding
poverty
Severe lack of resources
- deprivationState of lacking necessities
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- privationLack of necessities
destitution · want · penury · struggle · misfortune · austerity · impoverishment · neediness · indigence · bankruptcy
- distress beaconDevice broadcasting location during emergencies
- distress signalsUrgent pleas for rescue
- intestinal distressAbdominal discomfort from digestion
- distress callUrgent plea for aid
- damsel in distressWoman needing rescue
- distressed jeansPants made to appear worn
distress, distressed, distressing, distressful, distressingly, undistressed