DISTRESSFULNESS

seriousness, distressfulness

(noun) the quality of arousing fear or distress; “he learned the seriousness of his illness”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

distressfulness (uncountable)

The state or quality of being distressful; the state of having or causing anxiety or strain.

Source: Wiktionary



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27 November 2024

NAUSEATING

(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”


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