Synonyms: torment, torture, anguish
Definition: extreme mental distress
Similar words: hurt, distress, suffering
Definition: psychological suffering
Usage: the death of his wife caused him great distress
Synonyms: anguish
Definition: extreme distress of body or mind
Similar words: distress
Definition: a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)
Usage: a ship in distress; she was the classic maiden in distress
Definition: cause emotional anguish or make miserable
Usage: It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school
Similar words: discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset
Definition: cause to lose one's composure
Synonyms: anguish
Definition: suffer great pains or distress
Similar words: suffer
Definition: experience (emotional) pain
Usage: Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers