Distress and Hell

Distress

Distress noun - A state of great suffering of body or mind.

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Hell and distress are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hell" instead a noun "Distress".

Hell noun - The place of punishment for the wicked after death.

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Distress and hell are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Distress" instead a noun "Hell".

Nearby Words: hellish, hellion

emotional	emotional distress	emotional hell
good	good distress	good hell
physical	physical distress	physical hell
complete	complete distress	complete hell
Other adjectives: endless, real, constant, little, former, Christian, inflicted.

Damsel in Distress: Beatrice is the reason Dante is driven to fight his way through hell; she's held captive there in the deepest circle.

Source: Video Game / Dante's Inferno
You fight the legions of hell and rescue the Damsel in Distress, a cute-looking brunette.

Source: Suddenly Blonde
Under the circumstances, the older UnSub's refusal to back down when surrounded at gunpoint in "Open Season" comes across as one part Suicide by Cop and another part being hell-bent on taking down the week's damsel in distress.

Source: Series / Criminal Minds

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