noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ acute , considerable , deep , extreme , great , immense ( BrE ), severe , significant
▪ genuine , real
▪ obvious
▪ unnecessary ( esp. BrE )
▪ general
▪ emotional , mental , moral , personal , physical , psychological
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the physical ~ of hunger
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the personal ~ associated with unemployment
▪ economic , financial , social
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The causes of social ~ include inadequate housing.
▪ marital , relationship (both AmE )
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an unhappy young couple in acute relationship ~
VERB + DISTRESS
▪ cause (sb)
▪ experience , feel , suffer
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the ~ that she felt when her parents argued
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The animals suffer great pain and ~ when hunted.
▪ show (signs of)
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She seemed calm and showed no signs of ~.
▪ hide
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He tried to hide his ~, but the tremor in his voice was unmistakable.
▪ express
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Hall expressed his ~ at the court's failure to uphold his rights.
▪ avoid
▪ alleviate , ease , reduce , relieve
▪ see , sense
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She saw the ~ in Christy's eyes.
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Sensing her ~, Luke walked over and patted her shoulder.
DISTRESS + NOUN
▪ call , signal
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The sinking ship sent out a ~ call.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
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The child was clearly in ~.
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a ship in ~
▪ to sb's ~
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He dropped out of college, to his family's ~.
▪ ~ at
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her obvious ~ at hearing such bad news
▪ ~ over
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The president issued a statement expressing her ~ over the affair.
PHRASES
▪ a damsel in ~
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medieval ballads about a knight saving a damsel in ~
▪ a source of ~
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Getting old is a source of ~ to men as well as women.