Question

Choose the word which means different from the following group of words.
Gladness, joy, rapture, cheer, delight, distress.
A. Cheer
B. Distress
C. Rapture
D. Delight

Answer 1

Hint: We need to figure out a word which is different from the other words. That means among the given words except one all have similar meanings. Let us see what each word means first.
Gladness: This word means a feeling of joy, pleasure, happiness, to feel pleased.
Joy: The source of great joy, pleasure, happiness.
Rapture: The feeling of ecstasy, joy, delight.
Cheer: Feeling of high spirit, something which gives joy, gladness.
Delight: High degree of joy, happiness, immense pleasure.
Distress: The feeling of great pain, anxiety, sorrow.
All the words above are centered around the emotion of happiness except ‘distress’.

Complete step by step answer:
Let us analyze each option individually to know the correct answer.

Cheer: The word cheer as described in the hint means a feeling of high spirits, congratulatory emotions, great delight. Example: Let us take him to the water park to cheer him up. This is a word centered around the feeling of happiness.
Distress: The word distress as described in the hint means a feeling of immense sorrow, agony, great pain, feeling anxious. Example: The loss caused him a lot of distress. This is a word that depicts unhappiness.
Rapture: The word rapture as described in the hint means the feeling of ecstasy, great delight, joy. Example: It caused great rapture to her when she was awarded. This word depicts a feeling of happiness.
Delight: The word delight as described in the hint above, means a high degree of pleasure, immense happiness, great joy. Example: To visit the museum was a great delight. This word is also centered around the feeling of happiness.

So, the correct answer is “Option B”.

Note:
All the given words above depict positive feelings except our answer, ‘distress’. Also, the words gladness, joy, rapture, cheer, delight are synonyms of each other as they all are similar meaning words. And the word distress is different as well as the exact opposite of the given words, therefore it is an antonym of the given words.