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- [dih-stres-fuh l]
- /dɪˈstrɛs fəl/
- /dɪˈstres.ɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-stres-fuh l]
- /dɪˈstrɛs fəl/
Definitions of distressful word
- adjective distressful causing or involving distress: the distressful circumstances of poverty and sickness. 1
- adjective distressful full of, feeling, or indicating distress: a distressful cry. 1
- noun distressful Causing or having distress, strain, or anxiety. 1
- adjective distressful causing distress; painful; grievous 0
- adjective distressful feeling, expressing, or full of distress 0
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Origin of distressful
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; distress + -ful
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Parts of speech for Distressful
noun
adjective
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preposition
conjunction
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exclamation
distressful popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
distressful usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for distressful
adj distressful
- anxious — If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen.
- disquieting — Archaic. uneasy; disquieted.
- disruptive — causing, tending to cause, or caused by disruption; disrupting: the disruptive effect of their rioting.
- distressing — great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- nervous — highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
adjective distressful
- disturbing — upsetting or disquieting; dismaying: a disturbing increase in the crime rate.
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