in distress

Synonyms

badly struggling desperately screwed forlornly agitatedly

Antonyms

at peace

Examples

Beauty in distress is much the most affecting beauty. Edmund Burke

Nothing brings me more happiness than trying to help the most vulnerable people in society. It is a goal and an essential part of my life - a kind of destiny. Whoever is in distress can call on me. I will come running wherever they are. Diana, Princess of Wales

The planet is in distress and all of the attention is on Paris Hilton. Al Gore

Hope supports men in distress. Latin Proverb

Better to eat beans in peace than to eat meat in distress. Guatemalan Proverb

Relations last longer when the family is in distress. Kashmir Proverb

Words in the phrase

in distress

Close letter words and terms

in distance to one another in distinct terms in distinction to in distressed circumstances in divergence from in divers places