a state of acute pain

[ Syn: agony , excruciation ]

misery resulting from affliction

[ Syn: woe ]

psychological suffering; the death of his wife caused him great distress

[ Syn: distress , hurt ]

feelings of mental or physical pain

[ Syn: hurt ]

troubled by pain or loss; suffering refugees'

very unhappy; full of misery; he felt depressed and miserable; a message of hope for suffering humanity; wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages

[ Syn: miserable , wretched ]