distress

Meaning (English)

severe suffering caused by hardship or want

Meaning (मराठी)

संकट, हलाखी

Used in a sentence

Successive crop failures have deepened agrarian distress in Marathwada.

सलग पीक अपयशामुळे मराठवाड्यातील शेतीसंकट अधिक गडद झाले आहे.

Synonyms

hardship, anguish, adversity

Antonyms

comfort, prosperity, relief