Distress and Kill

Distress

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

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

Kill

Kill verb - To deprive of life.

Distress and kill are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Distress" instead a verb "Kill".

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

good good distress good kill
true true distress true kill
real real distress real kill
constant constant distress constant kill
Other adjectives: bad, personal, major, automatic, less, latter.

Common collocations

children distress children kill children
mother distress mother kill mother
child distress child kill child
daughter distress daughter kill daughter

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / El Chapulín Colorado Frequently, Chapulín would rescue the characters in distress, only to kill them through his own clumsiness.
  • God The distress on God's face when the man heads into the toilets to kill again despite every opportunity he has had to walk away reveals a momentary disappointment in the species he has created.
    Source: God
  • Virgin Power It should be noted that this revelation caused him almost as much distress as the people who were trying to kill him when he found out.
    Source: Virgin Power
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