Distress and Stitch

Distress

Distress noun - A state of great suffering of body or mind.
Usage example: the survivors were in extreme distress after having been stranded on the island for a week with no food

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

Stitch

Stitch noun - A sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body.
Usage example: had to drop out of the race when the stitch in his side became too painful
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Synonyms for Stitch

Distress and stitch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Distress" instead a noun "Stitch".

Nearby Words: stitched, stitching, stitcher

How words are described

slight slight distress slight stitch
former former distress former stitch
later later distress later stitch

Common collocations

patient distress patient stitch patient
child distress child stitch child
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