The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BANE which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2010.
Cause of distress crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BANE | 100 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cause of distress
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- worry
- anxiety
- tension
- stress
- agonizingly
- excruciatingly
- hinderingly
- numbingly
- achingly
- agitation
- annoyedly
- confronting
Crossword Answer definitions
BANE noun- A cause of misery or death.
- Poison, especially any of several poisonous plants.
- A killer, murderer, slayer.
- Destruction; death.
- A disease of sheep.
- To kill, especially by poison; to be the poison of.
- To be the bane of.
- Bone
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