seriousness#1 (n)
distressfulness (n)

n05037197

type n
lex_filenum 07
def the quality of arousing fear or distress
examples he learned the seriousness of his illness
Outgoing links
Hypernym badness, severity, severeness
Derivationally related form distressfulness → distressful
Derivationally related form seriousness → serious
Incoming links
Derivationally related form serious → seriousness
Derivationally related form distressful → distressfulness
Hyponym badness, severity, severeness

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