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Search phrase: distress

Plays

 17 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.ii.24pity his distress in my similes of comfort, and leave himpittie his distresse in my smiles of comfort, and leaue him
As You Like ItAYL II.vii.92Art thou thus boldened, man, by thy distressArt thou thus bolden'd man by thy distres?
As You Like ItAYL II.vii.96Of bare distress hath ta'en from me the showOf bare distresse, hath tane from me the shew
CoriolanusCor V.i.36Upbraid's with our distress. But sure, if youVpbraid's with our distresse. But sure if you
CymbelineCym III.vii.51.2He wrings at some distress.He wrings at some distresse.
HamletHam IV.vii.178As one incapable of her own distress,As one incapable of her owne distresse,
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.v.87Again, in pity of my hard distress,Againe, in pitty of my hard distresse,
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.i.37Not fearing death nor shrinking for distress,Not fearing Death, nor shrinking for Distresse,
King Edward IIIE3 III.ii.31Forsake your loving parents in distress.For sake your louing parents in distresse.
King Edward IIIE3 IV.iv.131Thou art a married man in this distress,Thou art a married man in this distresse.
King LearKL IV.iv.18In the good man's distress. Seek, seek for him,In the Goodmans desires: seeke, seeke for him,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.iii.174of the same strain were in the same distress.of the same straine, were in the same distresse.
Richard IIIR3 I.iv.264Were you in my distressWere you in my distresse.
Richard IIIR3 II.ii.64Our fatherless distress was left unmoaned:Our fatherlesse distresse was left vnmoan'd,
Timon of AthensTim V.i.14distress of his. It will show honestly in us, and isdistresse of his: / It will shew honestly in vs, / And is
Titus AndronicusTit III.i.38Who, though they cannot answer my distress,Who though they cannot answere my distresse,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.i.105Heart-deep with your distress; let him consider.Hart deepe with your distresse: Let him consider:

Poems

 3 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1127 Distress likes dumps, when time is kept with tears. "Distres likes dũps whẽ time is kept with teares.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1444 To find a face where all distress is stelled. To find a face where all distresse is steld,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1446 But none where all distress and dolour dwelled, But none where all distresse and dolor dweld,

Glossary

 24 result(s).
afflictionafflicted one, someone in great distress
agonyanguish, great distress; or: death-struggle
annoytrouble, vexation, distress
businessconcern, uneasiness, distress
cumberdistress, trouble, burden
discomfortsorrow, distress, grief
diseaselack of ease, distress, trouble
distresshardship, adversity, difficulty
fee-griefindividual sorrow, personal distress
fretdistress oneself, worry, express discontent
griefpain, torment, distress
grievancedistress, suffering, pain
harrowdisturb, distress, vex
harrowdisturb, distress, vex
irkbother, trouble, distress
killbreak, distress, grieve
languordistress, sorrow, affliction
molestationdisturbance, distress, upset
oppresstrouble, distress, worry
oppressionmisfortune, distress, difficulty
spareavoid offending, refrain from causing distress to
sufferancedistress, suffering, hardship
travailsuffering, torment, distress
wondergrief, distress; or: bewilderment

Thesaurus

 25 result(s).
distressannoy
distressbusiness
distresscumber
distressdiscomfort
distressdisease
distressgrief
distressgrievance
distressharrow
distressharrow
distressirk
distresskill
distresslanguor
distressmolestation
distressoppress
distressoppression
distresssufferance
distresstravail
distresswonder
distress oneselffret
distress, greatagony
distress, personalfee-grief
distress, refrain from causingspare
distress, someone in greataffliction
personal distressfee-grief
refrain from causing distress tospare

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Words Families

 3 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
DISTRESSBASICdistress n, distressed adj, distressful adj

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