Distress
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

WOE
Intense mournfulness

AIL
Aromatic bulb used as seasoning

VEX
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

4 letters

NEED
The psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"

PAIN
Something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction"

HURT
The act of damaging something or someone

5 letters

ALARM
A device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event

ANGST
An acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom

WORRY
Touch or rub constantly; "The old man worried his beads"

UPSET
An improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"

GRIEF
Something that causes great unhappiness; "her death was a great grief to John"

PERIL
A venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"; "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing"

AGONY
Intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned"

6 letters

MISERY
A feeling of intense unhappiness; "she was exhausted by her misery and grief"

HARASS
Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

UNLOCK
Become unlocked; "The door unlocked from the inside"

GRIEVE
Cause to feel sorrow; "his behavior grieves his mother"

SADDEN
Come to feel sad

HARROW
A cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil

UNEASE
The trait of seeming ill at ease

OFFEND
Cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me"

7 letters

TROUBLE
An effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty"

TORMENT
The act of harassing someone

AFFLICT
Cause physical pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"

ANGUISH
Extreme mental distress

8 letters

STRAITEN
Squeeze together

AGGRIEVE
Infringe on the rights of

9 letters

DISTRAINT
The seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim; "Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien"

SUFFERING
Psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress"

ADVERSITY
A state of misfortune or affliction; "debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity"; "a life of hardship"

10 letters

AFFLICTION
A cause of great suffering and distress

11 letters

TRIBULATION
An annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event; "his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him"; "life is full of tribulations"; "a visitation of the plague"