Distress and Keep

Distress

Distress verb - To trouble the mind of; to make uneasy.

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

Keep

Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.

Distress and keep are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Distress" instead a verb "Keep".

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

How words are described

good good distress good keep
clear clear distress clear keep
complete complete distress complete keep
visible visible distress visible keep
Other adjectives: massive, extreme, great, slight, inner, personal, major, extra.

Common collocations

children distress children keep children
daughter distress daughter keep daughter

Both words in one sentence

  • The latter causes her some considerable distress as she constantly seems to keep running into attractive women with more assets she compares herself to.
  • Web Video / Ten Little Roosters The finale reveals that Barbara's "distress signal" was actually a song she taught the scorpions to keep them from stinging her.
  • Manga / Futari Ecchi Afterward she tells him she threw out his videos, much to his distress, but she actually just hid them to keep him on his toes.
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