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Definition of distressful:
Synonyms:
perturbing, upsetting, disruptive, worrisome, pain, unreassuring, deplorable, worrying, distressing, lamentable, disquieting, sad, disturbing, pitiful, intrusive, troublous, unsettling, sorry, happy, troubling, heavy.
- adverse (part of speech: adjective)
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painful (part of speech: adjective)
- disagreeable,
- uncomfortable,
- anguishing,
- hurtful,
- acute,
- besetting,
- bothersome,
- inflaming,
- wrenching,
- smarting,
- grievous,
- odious,
- irksome,
- oppressive,
- offensive,
- cramping,
- bitter,
- gnawing,
- aggravating,
- tormenting,
- torturing,
- troublesome,
- withering,
- biting,
- severe,
- cruel,
- annoying,
- aching,
- woeful,
- piercing,
- grueling,
- irritating,
- unbearable,
- trying,
- sore,
- painful,
- horrendous,
- arduous,
- miserable,
- throbbing,
- stabbing,
- crushing,
- burdensome,
- agonizing,
- chafing,
- stinging,
- unpleasant,
- cutting,
- excruciating,
- harrowing,
- insufferable
Usage examples:
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It was his part, by one striking act of martyrdom, to direct all men's eyes on that distressful country.
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Cardinal Bentivoglio, the ornament of Italy and of literature, languished, in his old age, in the most distressful poverty; and having sold his palace to satisfy his creditors, left nothing behind him but his reputation.