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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the quality of arousing fear or distress;
- Example: "he learned the seriousness of his illness"
[syn: seriousness, distressfulness]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

distressfulness \distressfulness\ n.
   the quality of causing mental anguish.

   Syn: seriousness.
        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

distressfulness
    n 1: the quality of arousing fear or distress; "he learned the
         seriousness of his illness" [syn: seriousness,
         distressfulness]