distressful (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *distressful*:
ADJECTIVE	all	distressful, distressing, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying	causing distress or worry or anxiety

English > *distressful*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	Causing distress or worry or anxiety.
Example	"lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"
Synonyms	distressing, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying
Broader	heavy	marked by great psychological weight
Spanish	doloroso, inquietante, lamentable, penoso, perturbador, preocupante, triste
Catalan	dolorós, inquietant, lamentable, penós, preocupant, trist
Nouns	distressfulness	the quality of arousing fear or distress
Adverbs	distressfully	with distress

HyperDic: distressful