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distressfulness

distressfulness noun: the state or quality of being distressful; the state of having or causing anxiety or strain.

Noun

distressfulness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being distressful; the state of having or causing anxiety or strain.

Origin of distressfulness

From distressful + -ness.

Questions about distressfulness

What does distressfulness mean?
Distressfulness means the state or quality of being distressful; the state of having or causing anxiety or strain.
What part of speech is distressfulness?
Distressfulness is a noun.

Words near distressfulness in the dictionary

  1. distressest
  2. distresseth
  3. distressful
  4. distressfull
  5. distressfully
  6. distressfulness
  7. distressing
  8. distressingly
  9. distressingness
  10. distressless
  11. distrest

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