Distress
Distress noun - A state of great suffering of body or mind.
Foreboding and distress are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Foreboding" instead a noun "Distress".
Foreboding
Foreboding noun - Suspicion or fear of future harm or misfortune.
Usage example: a pessimist who is always overcome by a sense of foreboding before flying on an airplane
Distress and foreboding are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Distress" instead a noun "Foreboding".
Nearby Word: foreboded
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- care and distress
- care and foreboding
- concern and distress
- concern and foreboding
- anxiety and distress
- anxiety and foreboding
- fear and distress
- fear and foreboding
- worry and distress
- worry and foreboding
- apprehension and distress
- apprehension and foreboding
- disquiet and distress
- disquiet and foreboding
Both words in one sentence
- This refers to the plot structure wherein the heroes are summoned to respond to a distress call, or occasionally, a non-emergency yet still foreboding request for assistance from an expedition.
Source: Distress Call -
Damsel in Distress: In "Brother and Sister", the queen is abducted by her stepmother and taken to a foreboding mountain.
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