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The definition of distressful is something that causes pain, unhappiness, anxiety or fear.

(adjective)

News of a serious illness is an example of something that would bedistressful.

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See distressful in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

causing distress; painful; grievous
feeling, expressing, or full of distress

See distressful in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Causing or experiencing distress.

Related Forms:

dis·tressˈful·ly adverb

dis·tressˈful·ness noun

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