Reverse Dictionary: DISTRESS

ADJECTIVES
► AERUMNOUS distressed; troubled; full of trouble → 1658 obs.
► AFFLICT distressed; afflicted; overwhelmed with trouble → a1393 obs.
► AFFLICTIVE distressing, painful; tending to inflict continued distress → 1576
► AGGRIEVED distressed; troubled, annoyed, vexed; affected with grief or trouble → c1330 obs.
► BAD distressed in mind, anxious → 1876 Sc.
► BALEFUL distressed, sorrowful, mournful → c1325 arch.
► BEDWADDLED ► BETWATTLED ► BEWATTLED distressed, confused, bewildered, stupid → 1790 Eng. dial.
► BETOTLED ► BETOTTLED distressed, confused, bewildered, stupid → 1790 Eng. dial.
► CARKING distressing, burdening, grieving, fretting → c1565 obs.
► CUMBROUS causing distress, trouble, or annoyance; full of trouble or care → c1400 obs.
► CUT UP distressed → 1843
► GOOEY distressing and distasteful → 1930s sl.
► GRAVAMINOUS distressing, grievous, burdensome, annoying → 1659 obs.
► GRIEFSOME causing grief, distressing → 1635 obs.
► GRIEVABLE causing grief or pain; distressing, hurtful, injurious → 1390 obs.
► GRIEVESOME distressing, painful → 1568 obs.
► GUT-WRENCHING extremely distressing or unpleasant; that causes nausea or severely upsets the stomach → 1972
​► HARD-HEARTED distressing, heart-breaking → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► HARROWING acutely distressing or painful → 1810
► HEART-RENDING terribly distressing → a1687
► HEART-STRUCK keenly distressing the heart → 1605 obs.
► LANGUOROUS distressful, sorrowful, mournful → 1490 obs.
► OFF-PUTTING distressing; unsettling; discomfiting → 1828 US sl.
► OUT OF THE GATHERS in distressed circumstances → 1847
► SAIR causing distress or physical; sore → 1808 Sc.
► SCARED SHITLESS senseless with physical distress → 1924 sl.
► SMARTFUL distressing, painful → 1556 obs.
► SOROUS adj. grievous, distressing → 1502 obs.
► SPARE distressed, distracted, distraught; angry, crazy → 1964 UK sl.
► SUGHEND distressing, painful → a1225 obs.
► SWEAMFUL grievous, distressing → 1430 obs.
► SWEATFUL full of sweat; toilsome, laborious, distressing, oppressive → 1618 chiefly poetic usage
► SWINKFUL full of toil or trouble; disastrous; troublesome, irksome; painful, distressing → 1000 obs.
► THRUTCHED distressed or troubled in mind → 1874 Eng. dial.
► VEXABLE able to be vexed; easily annoyed or distressed → 1808

INTERJECTIONS & PHRASES
► FUCK A DOG! an exclamation of distress → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► FUCK A DUCK! an exclamation of distress → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► HARROW! a cry of distress or alarm → a1300 obs.
► HELL’S BELLS AND BUCKETS OF BLOOD! exclamation of distress or anger → 1993 sl. (Bk.)
► ON ONE’S BEAM ENDS in acute distress or poverty → 1981 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► VUYA! an exclamation of distress → 1867 Eng. dial.
► WALKING WOUNDED, THE people who, though emotionally or physically distressed in some way, continue with the normal conduct of their lives → 1984 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► WEEPERS! a mild exclamation of distress, etc.→ 1950s teen sl.

NOUNS
► ACCUMBERING distress, vexation; an encumbering, overloading, or overwhelming; a being overwhelmed or oppressed → 1340 obs.
► AMARITUDE distress, anguish; a being bitter to the mind or feelings → 1490 chiefly poetic usage
► BALEFULNESS distress, sadness; hurtfulness → 1592
► BARRAT distress, trouble, sorrow, grief, pain → c1230 obs.
► BUSINESS distress, uneasiness; anxiety, solicitude, care → a1000 obs.
► CARK distress, anxiety, troubled state of mind; anxious solicitude, labour, or toil → c1325 arch.
► CROOK IN ONE’S LOT, THE something distressing in one’s experience; an affliction, trial → a1732 Sc.
► CUMBER distress, trouble, embarrassment, inconvenience → a1513 obs.
► CUMBERING distress, trouble → 1303 obs.
► CUMBERMENT distress, trouble → c1300 obs.
► CUMBRANCE distress, trouble; annoyance; a troubling or harassing → 1377 obs.
► FAKEMENT distress, pain, uneasiness → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FLAP distress, agitation or restlessness, a state of panic → 1916 sl.
► GALL a thing that distressed or harasses → 1537 obs.
► HARM distress, grief, sorrow, pain, trouble, affliction → a1000 obs.
► HARRISH distress, worry, annoyance, trouble → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► HEART-RENDING terrible distress; mental anguish; torment → 1854
► HYSTERIC acute distress → 1652 obs.
► HYSTERICALS a bout of overwhelming, uncontrollable emotion or agitation as a result of acute distress → 1797
► LANGUOR distressed condition; woeful plight; sad case → a1300 obs.
► MALEASE distress, disquiet; trouble; absence of ease; uneasiness, discomfort → a1300 obs.
► NEED-SWEAT sweat of distress → a1225 obs.
► OPPRESS distress, a being pressed hard by misfortune → c1470 obs.
► OPPRESSION distress, a being pressed hard by misfortune → 1382 obs.
► OPPRESSURE distress, trouble; oppression → c1600-8 obs.
► PAIN distress caused by fear of possible evil, anxiety → 1668 obs.
► PAINLINESS distressful state; a being in pain → 1435 obs.
► READ ‘EM AND WEEP ► READ THEM AND WEEP some distressing news or information, the truth → 20C US sl.
► RUTH distress, sorrow, grief; lamentation → c1225 obs.
► SIEGE a prolonged period of distress, esp. from an illness → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► WANDREME distress, grief → c1450 obs.
► WANDRETH distress, misery, hardship; adversity, poverty → c1175 obs.
► WORRIT mental distress, anxiety → 1838 colloq.

NOUNS – PERSON
► GALL a person who distresses or harasses → 1537 obs.
► GRIPER a person or thing that distresses or inflicts pain → 1573 obs.
► HEARTBREAK a person who causes overwhelming or intense emotional distress → 1776

VERBS
► AFFLICT to become distressed or downcast → a1393 obs.
► AFFLIGE to distress with continued physical or mental suffering; to torment, to trouble → c1550 Sc. obs.
► AFFRET to distress, to worry, to trouble → 1600 obs.
► AGGRIEVE to distress, to grieve, to bring grief or trouble to; to oppress, to treat unfairly → a1325
► ANNOY to distress, to upset → 1991 Irish sl.
► AWEDE to be overcome with distress, anger, or madness; to lose control of one’s senses; to rave → a1000 obs.
► CORSIE ► CORZIE to vex, to afflict, to distress → 1574 obs.
► CRUCIATE to afflict with grievous pain or distress; to torture, to torment → 1532 arch.
► CUMBER to distress, to harass, to trouble → a1400 obs.
► CUT TO THE HEART to distress greatly; to deeply wound the feelings of → 1582
► CUT UP to distress greatly; to wound deeply the feelings of → 1843
► FEEL AS THOUGH DEATHSTRUCK to feel greatly distressed, anxious, or apprehensive → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► GIVE ONESELF ILL to distress or trouble oneself; to grieve → a1300 obs.
► GLOPPEN to be distressed or downcast → a1400 obs.
► GRAVEL to distress, to annoy, to disturb, to embarrass, to humiliate → 1871 Amer. dial.
► GRIPE to grieve, to afflict. to distress → 1559
► HARROW to distress greatly, to pain; to wound the feelings of → 1602
► HEAVY to distress, to oppress, to grieve; to weigh down; to burden → c897 obs.
► MAKE SOMEONE TURN IN HIS GRAVE ► MAKE SOMEONE TURN OVER IN HIS GRAVE to do something that would have distressed or shocked someone now dead → 1801
► MANG to become distressed or confused to the point of losing control of oneself → 1766 Sc.
► MAR to distress, to grieve → a1300 obs.
► MOCK THE AFFLICTED to speak or behave maliciously, insultingly, or insensitively to someone already in distress or suffering misfortune → 1838
► OPPRESS to distress, to harass, to trouble, to molest; to press or bear heavily on → 1382 obs.
► PUT ABOUT to distress, to upset → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SIT to distress, to vex, to grieve → c1230 obs.
► SMITE to distress, to disquiet; to cause a person to have painful feelings such as guilt or remorse → a1382 arch.
► SUGH to be distressing → a1225 obs.
► TAKE ON to distress oneself greatly; to be greatly agitated → c1430 colloq. & Eng. dial.
► TAKE ON ONESELF to become distressed or disturbed in mind → 1631 obs.
► TAVE to distress; to over-tire; to labour under a disease; to recover from a very severe illness → 1875 Sc.
► THRING to distress, to harass, to afflict, to oppress; to press hard, use oppression → c1175 obs.
► VEX to be distressed, to grieve, to feel sorry → 1825 Sc.
► WORRIT to distress, to worry; to pester → 1818 colloq.