express distress
Frequency: 6.56.9 per million words
to communicate one's feelings of suffering or anxiety
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Examples (10)
- Hall expressed his distress at the court's failure to uphold his rights.
- The president expressed her deep distress over the humanitarian crisis.
- He finds it difficult to express his emotional distress to others.
- Children often express distress through their behavior rather than words.
- If the new law passes, many will express their distress through public protests.
- In her email, she expressed great distress about the project's sudden cancellation.
- Great distress was expressed by the community following the factory's closure.
- A therapist can provide a safe space to express one's personal distress.
- The artist used chaotic brushstrokes to express the profound distress of the era.
- Expressing distress is a natural response to grief and should not be suppressed.