distressful

Meanings

• a state of great mental or emotional suffering

  - "She was in a state of distressful after losing her job."
  - "The earthquake left many people in a distressful state."

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Rhymes

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dangerous , strangeful , miscellaneous , variegated

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Homophones

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1. distressful (en) : a state of great mental or emotional suffering
   

2. distressed (en) : feeling or showing anxiety or concern, or lacking the required degree of creditworthiness or financial security
   

3. distraction (en) : the act of distracting someone or something, or something that causes a diversion of attention
   

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Variants

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distressful , distressfully , distressfulness , distressfulnesses

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Forms

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{"term"=>"distressful", "type"=>"adjective", "definition"=>"expressing or causing great mental or emotional suffering", "examples"=>["The distressful news of her husband's death left her inconsolable.", "The distressful conditions in the refugee camp forced many families to abandon their tents and seek shelter elsewhere."]}

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Etymology

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The word 'distressful' comes from the Old French word 'destrecer' which means 'to afflict, to distress, to torment'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'distressful' comes from the Old French word 'destrecer' which means 'to afflict, to distress, to torment'.

2. The longest word in the English language that contains the letter sequence 'stress' is 'unostressable'. This word is not commonly used and is primarily used as a term in linguistics to describe a word that is not susceptible to stress or accentuation.

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Culture

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The word 'distressful' has been used extensively in literature, art, music, and other forms of expression to describe a state of great mental or emotional suffering. In literature, for example, the word 'distressful' has been used to describe the emotional state of characters in novels, short stories, and poetry. In art, the word 'distressful' has been used to describe works of art that depict scenes of great mental or emotional suffering, such as paintings and sculptures that depict the agony of war, the anguish of bereavement, or the despair of poverty and destitution.

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