Found 2 items, similar to Distressful.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: distressful
distressful
adj : 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”
[syn:
distressing,
disturbing,
perturbing,
troubling,
worrisome,
worrying]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Distressful
Distressful
\Dis*tress"ful\, a.
Full of distress; causing, indicating, or attended with,
distress; as, a distressful situation.
“Some distressful
stroke.” --Shak.
“Distressful cries.” --Pope.
Syn: distressing.
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Dis*tress"ful*ly, adv.
[1913 Webster]