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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