emotional distress
Psychological pain suffered
Emotional distress is mental suffering—anxiety, anguish, grief, or psychological pain.
The term appears frequently in legal contexts, where plaintiffs may sue for intentional infliction of emotional distress or claim damages for negligent infliction of emotional distress.
Outside courtrooms, it describes any significant psychological upset: The news caused her considerable emotional distress.
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- panic attackSudden intense fear episode
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- despairTotal absence of hope
- fearEmotional response to threat
inner turmoil · insomnia · shame · trauma · sadness · betrayal · broken heart · rejection · torment · hopelessness · loneliness · anguish · guilt · stress · nervous breakdown · abandonment · therapy · sobbing
- sufferingagony, anguish, misery, pain, torment
- legal termstrial, legal, appeal, lawsuit, law
- inner conflictinner conflict, internal struggle, inner turmoil, torn feelings, emotional conflict
- tort lawtort, tort law, negligence, duty of care, breach of duty
- tortstort, negligence, tortfeasor, torts, tort law
- damagescompensatory, punitive, punitive damages, nominal, actual
emotional distressemotional well-being
Healthy state of feelings
peace of mind · contentment · inner peace · happiness · serenity
emotional distressphysical injury
Bodily harm or damage
bodily harm · physical harm · bodily injury · physical trauma · physical pain
emotional distressemotional stability
Resilient, even-keeled temperament
composure · calm · calmness · emotional balance · poise