In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
DISTRESSFUL
distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying
(adjective) causing distress or worry or anxiety; “distressing (or disturbing) news”; “lived in heroic if something distressful isolation”; “a disturbing amount of crime”; “a revelation that was most perturbing”; “a new and troubling thought”; “in a particularly worrisome predicament”; “a worrying situation”; “a worrying time”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
distressful (comparative more distressful, superlative most distressful)
Causing or feeling distress, strain, or anxiety.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*tress"ful, a.
Definition: Full of distress; causing, indicating, or attended with, distress; as, a distressful situation. "Some distressful stroke." Shak. "Distressful cries." Pope.
– Dis*tress"ful*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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