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View synonyms for distressful

distressful

[ dih-stres-fuhl ]

adjective

  1. causing or involving distress:

    the distressful circumstances of poverty and sickness.

  2. full of, feeling, or indicating distress:

    a distressful cry.



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Other Words From

  • dis·tressful·ly adverb
  • dis·tressful·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of distressful1

First recorded in 1585–95; distress + -ful

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