distress vs anguish

distress and anguish both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
distress	Yes	No	Yes	No
anguish	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, anguish is a hyponym of distress; that is, anguish is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than distress:

Other hyponyms of distress include torment, torture, self-torment, self-torture, tsoris, wound.

As nouns, anguish is a hyponym of distress; that is, anguish is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than distress:

Other hyponyms of distress include pressure, throe.

distress (noun)	anguish (noun)
the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim	extreme mental distress
psychological suffering	extreme distress of body or mind
extreme physical pain
a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)

distress (verb)	anguish (verb)
cause mental pain to	cause emotional anguish or make miserable
bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship	suffer great pains or distress