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dis|tress|ful — «dihs TREHS fuhl», adjective. 1. causing distress; painful. 2. feeling or showing distress; suffering. –dis|tress´ful|ly, adverb. –dis|tress´ful|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
dis|tress´ful|ness — dis|tress|ful «dihs TREHS fuhl», adjective. 1. causing distress; painful. 2. feeling or showing distress; suffering. –dis|tress´ful|ly, adverb. –dis|tress´ful|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… … English syllables
tress — ac·tress; an·ces·tress; ar·bi·tress; au·di·tress; ben·e·fac·tress; but·tress·less; cap·tress; co·ad·ju·tress; com·for·tress; con·duc·tress; dic·ta·tress; di·rec·tress; dis·tress·ful; dis·tress·ing·ly; doc·tress; ed·i·tress; elec·tress;… … English syllables
ful — aw·ful; beau·ti·ful; doubt·ful; dread·ful; faith·ful; ful·crum; ful·fill·ment; ful·go·rid; ful·mi·nate; gust·ful; hope·ful; mer·ci·ful; mer·ci·ful·ly; need·ful; pow·er·ful; stom·ach·ful; won·der·ful; af·fright·ful·ly; bale·ful·ly; bale·ful·ness;… … English syllables
distressful — dis·tress·ful … English syllables
distressfully — dis·tress·ful·ly … English syllables
distressful — dis•tress•ful [[t]dɪˈstrɛs fəl[/t]] adj. 1) causing or involving distress 2) full of, feeling, or indicating distress • Etymology: 1585–95 dis•tress′ful•ly, adv. dis•tress′ful•ness, n … From formal English to slang
distressing — dis|tress|ing [dıˈstresıŋ] adj also dis|tress|ful [dıˈstresfəl] making you feel very upset ▪ a distressing experience >distressingly adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
distressfulness — dis·tress·ful·ness … English syllables
