895 entries under noun topic. ×

12
strait(trouble, worry, difficulty, anxiety)
11
care(trouble, worry, regard, concern)
11
curse(hurt, worry, pain, depression)
11
despair(verb, upset, trouble, disorder)
11
vexation(trouble, worry, concern, blow)
10
coercion(force, burden, weight, gravity)
10
deprivation(failure, want, need, lack)
10
desperation(trouble, worry, anxiety, sorrow)
10
dolour
10
exigency(trouble, help, worry, difficulty)
10
indigence(pass, difficulty, failure, depression)
10
malaise(trouble, disorder, worry, pain)
10
melancholy(trouble, understanding, disorder, worry)
10
mortification(trouble, defeat, worry, blow)
10
necessity(fix, pass, difficulty, burden)
10
nervousness(trouble, worry, concern, anxiety)
10
persecute(verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
10
sting(verb, upset, trouble, cut)
10
throe(verb, hurt, worry, passion)
10
twinge(hurt, worry, passion, wrong)
10 years ago|38k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2016). distress thesaurus. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/distress/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "distress thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/distress/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed October 1, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, distress thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 1 October, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/distress/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "distress thesaurus" 23 March 2016. Web. 1 October 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/distress/thesaurus/synonyms>