distressful

Adjective
Synonyms: distressingdisturbingperturbingtroublingworrisomeworrying

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. 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”Synonyms: distressingdisturbingperturbingtroublingworrisomeworrying
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster] -- Dis*tress"ful*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

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