"distressful" meaning in All languages combined

See distressful on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more distressful [comparative], most distressful [superlative]
Etymology: From distress + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|distress|ful|pos=adjective}} distress + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} distressful (comparative more distressful, superlative most distressful)
  1. Causing or feeling distress, anxiety, or strain; distressing. Synonyms: distressfull [obsolete] Derived forms: distressfully, distressfulness, undistressful

Alternative forms

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