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Distressfulness

noun/ˈiːzɪɡˌoʊɪŋli/
Definition
the quality of arousing fear or distress
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ˈiːzɪɡˌoʊɪŋli/
🇬🇧British English
/dɪstɹˈɛsfəlnəs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dɪstɹˈɛsfəlnəs/
4 syllables Say it as /ˈiːzɪɡˌoʊɪŋli/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe quality of arousing fear or distress
“he learned the seriousness of his illness”
Word Forms
seriousadjectivecausing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
distressfuladjectivecausing distress or worry or anxiety
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Bedrängnis
die Qualität, Angst oder Bedrängnis hervorzurufen
🇫🇷French
détresse
la qualité de susciter la peur ou la détresse
🇪🇸Spanish
angustia
la cualidad de despertar miedo o angustia
🇮🇹Italian
angoscia
la qualità di suscitare paura o angoscia
🇳🇱Dutch
verdriet
de kwaliteit van het opwekken van angst of leed
🇵🇹Portuguese
angústia
a qualidade de despertar medo ou angústia
🇷🇺Russian
беспокойство
качество, вызывающее страх или беспокойство
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कष्टकारी
भय या संकट उत्पन्न करने का गुण
🇧🇩Bengali
কষ্ট
ভয় বা কষ্ট জাগানোর গুণ
🇮🇳Tamil
துயரம்
பயம் அல்லது துயரத்தைத் தூண்டும் தரம்
🇮🇳Telugu
బాధ
భయం లేదా బాధను రేకెత్తించే నాణ్యత
🇮🇳Marathi
त्रासदायकता
भीती किंवा त्रास जागृत करण्याची गुणवत्ता
🇮🇳Gujarati
તકલીફ
ભય અથવા તકલીફ ઉત્તેજીત કરવાની ગુણવત્તા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸಂಕಟ
ಭಯ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಕಟವನ್ನು ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಾಕುವ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ദുരിതം
ഭയം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ദുരിതം ഉണർത്തുന്ന ഗുണനിലവാരം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨੀ
ਡਰ ਜਾਂ ਬਿਪਤਾ ਨੂੰ ਜਗਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
تکلیف
خوف یا پریشانی کو ہوا دینے کا معیار
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
苦恼
引起恐惧或痛苦的品质
🇯🇵Japanese
苦痛
恐怖や苦痛を呼び起こす性質
🇰🇷Korean
괴로움
두려움이나 괴로움을 불러일으키는 특성
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự đau khổ
chất lượng khơi dậy sự sợ hãi hoặc đau khổ
🇹🇭Thai
ความทุกข์ยาก
คุณภาพของการปลุกเร้าความกลัวหรือความทุกข์
🇮🇩Indonesian
kesusahan
kualitas membangkitkan rasa takut atau kesusahan
🇵🇭Filipino
pagkabalisa
ang kalidad ng pagpukaw ng takot o pagkabalisa
🇲🇾Malay
kesusahan
kualiti menimbulkan ketakutan atau kesusahan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الضيق
نوعية إثارة الخوف أو الضيق
🇮🇷Persian
پریشانی
کیفیت برانگیختن ترس یا پریشانی
🇹🇷Turkish
sıkıntı
korku veya sıkıntı uyandırma kalitesi
🇮🇱Hebrew
מצוקה
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Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'distressfulness'?
The primary meaning of 'distressfulness' is 'the quality of arousing fear or distress'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'distressfulness' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'distressfulness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'distressfulness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'distressfulness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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