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| type | s |
| lex_filenum | 00 |
| def | causing distress or worry or anxiety |
| examples | 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 worrisome predicament a worrying situation a worrying time |
| Outgoing links | |
| Similar to | heavy |
| Derivationally related form | distressful → distressfulness |
| Incoming links | |
| Similar to | heavy |
| Derived from adjective | distressfully → distressful |
| Derived from adjective | disturbingly → disturbing |
| Derived from adjective | worryingly → worrying |
| Derivationally related form | distressfulness → distressful |
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