- distressful
- dɪsˈtresfulбедственный, скорбный, мучительный
Англо-русский словарь экономических терминов. 2001.
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Distressful — Dis*tress ful, a. Full of distress; causing, indicating, or attended with, distress; as, a distressful situation. Some distressful stroke. Shak. Distressful cries. Pope. Syn: distressing. [1913 Webster] {Dis*tress ful*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
distressful — index lamentable, painful Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
distressful — 1590s, from DISTRESS (Cf. distress) + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Distressfully; distressfulness … Etymology dictionary
distressful — [di stres′fəl] adj. 1. causing distress; painful; grievous 2. feeling, expressing, or full of distress … English World dictionary
distressful — distressfully, adv. distressfulness, n. /di stres feuhl/, adj. 1. causing or involving distress: the distressful circumstances of poverty and sickness. 2. full of, feeling, or indicating distress: a distressful cry. [1585 95; DISTRESS + FUL] * *… … Universalium
distressful — distress ► NOUN 1) extreme anxiety or suffering. 2) the state of a ship or aircraft when in danger or difficulty. 3) Medicine a state of physical strain, especially difficulty in breathing. ► VERB 1) cause distress to. 2) give (furniture, leather … English terms dictionary
distressful — adjective causing distress or worry or anxiety distressing (or disturbing) news lived in heroic if something distressful isolation a disturbing amount of crime a revelation that was most perturbing a new and troubling thought in a particularly… … Useful english dictionary
distressful — adjective Date: 1591 causing distress ; full of distress • distressfully adverb • distressfulness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
distressful — adjective Causing or having distress, strain, or anxiety … Wiktionary
distressful — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Troubling to the mind or emotions: disquieting, disruptive, distressing, disturbing, intrusive, perturbing, troublesome, troublous, unsettling, upsetting, worrisome. See HAPPY, PAIN … English dictionary for students
distressful — dis·tress·ful || dɪ stresfÊŠl adj. saddening, upsetting, troubling … English contemporary dictionary
