distressful
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adjective \di-ˈstres-fəl\Definition of DISTRESSFUL
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- <the distressful period during which we waited to learn who had made the cut>
- <the distressful living conditions in the refugee camp>
First Known Use of DISTRESSFUL
1591
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- Synonyms
- agitating, anxious, creepy, disquieting, nervous, distressing, disturbing, fraught, hairy, nail-biting, nerve-racking (or nerve-wracking), restless, tense, uneasy, unnerving, unsettling, worrisome
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