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marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings
- the distressful period during which we waited to learn who had made the cut
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of a kind to cause great distress
- the distressful living conditions in the refugee camp
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“Distressful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distressful. Accessed 21 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of distressful was in 1591
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