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distressful

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dis⋅tress⋅ful

  [di-stres-fuhl]
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–adjective
1. causing or involving distress: the distressful circumstances of poverty and sickness.
2. full of, feeling, or indicating distress: a distressful cry.
Origin:
1585–95; distress + -ful

Related forms:
dis⋅tress⋅ful⋅ly, adverb
dis⋅tress⋅ful⋅ness, noun
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dis·tress·ful   (dĭ-strěs'fəl)   
adj.  Causing or experiencing distress.
dis·tress'ful·ly adv., dis·tress'ful·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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