Words To Describe Emotional Distress

verb to load or weigh down with a heavy or oppressive burden

adjective feeling or having a heavy burden or load

• The company was burdened with debt after the economic downturn.
• I feel burdened with all this work piling up.
• She looked burdened AF with all her responsibilities.
• His heart was burdened with sorrow after the loss of his pet.

noun A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea. In this case, 'case' is a noun as it refers to a particular situation or instance.

adjective A word that describes or modifies a noun. In this case, 'sad' is an adjective that describes the noun 'case' as being characterized by sorrow or unhappiness.

• The lawyer described it as a sad case of negligence resulting in the loss of life.
• It's a really sad case when you hear about what happened to that family.
• Man, that's a super sad case, I can't believe that happened.
• Her broken heart was a sad case that no one could mend.