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distressful

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dis·tress·ful  (d-strsfl)
adj.
Causing or experiencing distress.
dis·tressful·ly adv.
dis·tressful·ness n.
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Adj.1.distressfuldistressful - causing distress or worry or anxiety; "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"
distressing, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrying, worrisome
heavy - marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness; "a heavy heart"; "a heavy schedule"; "heavy news"; "a heavy silence"; "heavy eyelids"


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Fentolin shook his head slowly - a distressful gesture.
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