trouble vs distress

trouble and distress both are nouns.

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

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

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

trouble: to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
distress: bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship

Other hyponyms of trouble include straiten.

trouble (noun)	distress (noun)
an effort that is inconvenient	the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
a source of difficulty	psychological suffering
an event causing distress or pain	extreme physical pain
an angry disturbance	a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)
a strong feeling of anxiety
an unwanted pregnancy

trouble (verb)	distress (verb)
cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed	cause mental pain to
disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed	bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
move deeply
to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself