86 entries under distress topic. ×

38
alarm(noun, verb, state, upset, trouble)
31
shock(noun, verb, state, upset, start)
28
panic(noun, verb, state, upset, start)
26
dismay(noun, verb, upset, trouble, disturb)
24
fright(noun, verb, phrasal verb, state, start)
20
fear(noun, verb, worry, concern)
13
terror(noun, state, start, worry, concern)
11
awe(noun, verb, upset, worry)
9
upset(noun, verb, trouble, attack, hurt)
8
dread(noun, verb, worry, concern)
8
horror(noun, state, feeling, anxiety)
6
start(noun, verb, state, fit)
5
consternation(noun, anxiety, confusion, collapse)
4
funk(noun, anxiety, alarm, dismay)
3
nightmare(noun, anxiety, awful, terrible)
3
worry(noun, verb, upset, trouble, attack)
2
cowardice(noun, anxiety, alarm, dismay)
2
jolt(noun, verb, start, fit)
2
phobia(noun, anxiety, alarm, dismay)
2
trepidation(noun, anxiety, fear, alarm)
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