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Noun Concept
Categories: Psychological states, Medical terminology
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distress  hurt  suffering  Negative stress
EN
Psychological suffering WordNet 3.0
English:
medicine
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Psychological suffering WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In medicine, distress is an aversive state in which a person is unable to completely adapt to difficult situations and their resulting effects and shows maladaptive behaviors. Wikipedia
An aversive state in which a person shows maladaptive behaviors Wikipedia Disambiguation
difficult state in which a person is unable to completely adapt to stressors and their resulting stress and shows maladaptive behaviors Wikidata
An aversive state of stress to which a person cannot fully adapt. Wiktionary
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The death of his wife caused him great distress WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
IS A
pain
stress
HAS KIND
anguish
self-torture
tsoris
wound
DERIVATION
ache
distress
hurt
suffer
DIFFERENT FROM
Distress
OPPOSITE OF
eustress
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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distress, hurt, suffering
Wikipedia
EN
distress (medicine)
Wikidata
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distress
Wiktionary
EN
distress
Wikipedia Redirections
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Negative stress

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