distressful

distressful is a 11-letter English word with 2 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Full of distress; causing, indicating, or attended with, distress; as, a distressful situation. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 17 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Full of distress; causing, indicating, or attended with, distress; as, a distressful situation.
2. adjective. causing distress or worry or anxiety

   "distressing (or disturbing) news"

   "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"

   Synonyms: distressing, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying

Synonyms

distressing, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying

Common word forms

distressfully, distressfulness

Words from these letters

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