n. Function: noun
the state of being in serious trouble or in mental or physical anguish FF1C; in great distress over the decision she had to make FF1E;
Synonyms: agony, dolor, misery, passion, suffering
Related Words: affliction, cross, trial, tribulation, visitation; anguish, grief, heartbreak, sorrow, woe; exigency, pass, pinch, strait; difficulty, hardship, rigor, vicissitude; ache, pain, pang, throe, twinge
Contrasted Words: comfort, comforting, consolation, solace, solacing; allaying, alleviation, assuagement, ease, relief, relieving; peace, security