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PRONUNCIATION OF DISTRESSFUL

distressful  [dɪsˈtrɛsfʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISTRESSFUL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Distressful is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISTRESSFUL


blissful
ˈblɪsfʊl
boxful
ˈbɒksfʊl
chanceful
ˈtʃɑːnsfʊl
disgraceful
dɪsˈɡreɪsfʊl
forceful
ˈfɔːsfʊl
glassful
ˈɡlɑːsfʊl
graceful
ˈɡreɪsfʊl
houseful
ˈhaʊsfʊl
peaceful
ˈpiːsfʊl
pressful
ˈprɛsfʊl
purposeful
ˈpɜːpəsfʊl
remorseful
rɪˈmɔːsfʊl
resourceful
rɪˈzɔːsfʊl
successful
səkˈsɛsfʊl
suspenseful
səˈspɛnsfʊl
ungraceful
ʌnˈɡreɪsfʊl
unsuccessful
ˌʌnsəkˈsɛsfʊl
unuseful
ʌnˈjuːsfʊl
useful
ˈjuːsfʊl
wineglassful
ˈwaɪnˌɡlɑːsfʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISTRESSFUL

distraught
distraughtly
distress
distress call
distress merchandise
distress rocket
distress sale
distress signal
distressed
distresser
distressfully
distressing
distressingly
distribuend
distributable
distributaries
distributary
distribute
distributed
distributed array processor

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISTRESSFUL

awful
beautiful
careful
colorful
grateful
gutsful
helpful
hopeful
meaningful
painful
pitchersful
plattersful
pocketsful
powerful
satchelsful
stressful
thimblesful
tumblersful
unblissful
wonderful

Synonyms and antonyms of distressful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «distressful» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISTRESSFUL

Find out the translation of distressful to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of distressful from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «distressful» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

令人痛心
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

distressful
570 millions of speakers

English

distressful
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मातमी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المؤلم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

многострадальный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

distressful
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

distresser
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lamentable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Distresser
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

distressful
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

苦悩に満ちた
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고민
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Distresser
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm buồn rầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

distresser
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

त्रासदायक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

distresser
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

luttuoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozpaczliwy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

багатостраждальний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

chinuitoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στενοχωρημένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

moeilike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

distressful
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

distressful
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of distressful

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISTRESSFUL»

The term «distressful» is regularly used and occupies the 80.501 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISTRESSFUL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about distressful

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISTRESSFUL»

Discover the use of distressful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to distressful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
That Most Distressful Country a Novel
Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past.
E. C. Boyse, 2011
2
Haiti, I Love You
The one without names The one without addresses The messages of God following your day The one who loves material things The one who misses many loves Distressful We cannot forget you, my friends We cannot forget your faces daily ...
Emmanuel Latouche, 2011
3
Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...
And to this principle may we also refer no small fliare cf that pleasure in the contemplation of distressful scenes, the springs of which, in the human heart, we are now endeavouring to open. To curiosity, then — to symp ithy — to mental exertion ...
4
The Cycle of Deviant Behavior: Investigating ...
As hypothesized, G1 experiences of distressful emotions as young adults in fact mediated the observed intergenerational parallelism in deviant behavior between G1 and G2 youths: G1 deviant behavior had a positive effect on G1 young adult ...
Howard B. Kaplan, Glen C. Tolle Jr., 2006
5
Focus on Medications and the Elderly
Although half of the residents had no distressful behaviors at all, a sixth of the residents were reported to have four or more distressful behaviors. Physical abuse, when present, caused the most distress; according to the nurses interviewed, ...
John Rowe, Judith Ahronheim, 1992
6
For the Cause of Liberty: A Thousand Years of Ireland's Heroes
213“I trust that the time”: Kee, The Most Distressful Country, 246. 214But he continued to plead: Richard Davis, Revolutionary Imperialist, 201. 215With great understatement: Ibid., 203. 216Young Ireland and The Nation: Kee, The Most ...
Terry Golway, 2012
7
Social Deviance: Testing a General Theory
When self-devaluing experiences in membership groups affect the development of intrinsically distressful negative self-attitudes, the individual begins to recognize the association between these experiences and the genesis of derogatory ...
Howard B. Kaplan, Robert J. Johnson, 2001
8
The Psychology of Music Performance Anxiety
He offered this definition of music performance anxiety: the experience of persisting, distressful apprehension and/or actual impairment of performance skills in a public context, to a degree unwarranted given the individual's musical aptitude, ...
Dianna Kenny, 2011
9
The Harmony of Illusions: Inventing Post-Traumatic Stress ...
Resistance by Patients By definition, traumatic memories are distressful. If they are not distressful, it is because they have been metabolized and are no longer able to produce symptoms. Traumatic memories at the center are especially ...
Allan Young, 1997
10
Hungarian Classical Ballads/Folklore
The distressful journey: the bride's strength failing: J, K, M incremental repetition when describing the failing strength of the bride through the exclamations of the brideswoman ; G, H, I, M her thirst (H her impatience to arrive at the bridegroom's  ...
Ninon A. M. Leader, 1967

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISTRESSFUL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term distressful is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Chinese stunned as $2.8 Trillion is wiped from markets
This comes as distressful news to many retirees, who placed their life savings in the stock market. Whatever measure Beijing takes to help ... «Catholic Online, Jul 15»
2
New infrared device at Einstein Medical Center Montgomery …
Sometimes it can take them more than one attempt to get the needle or intravenous line (IV) in where it's supposed to go, and that's a distressful ... «The Reporter, Jul 15»
3
I don't do fashion, I am fashion: Rizwanullah
... distressful past few years. After battling with drugs and marital life, he has now reemerged with a passion fierier than ever. “I don't do fashion, ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»
4
Poor payment policy accounts for 70% decline in SME growth
If you are taking credit far above your income, you have planned to become a distressful person because it is above your income. “For the ... «Naija247news, Jul 15»
5
RIMS Controversy
Surely the health ministry would not like to add one more distressful episode to the list of the RIMS`™ already overflowing cup of woes. If it does ... «KanglaOnline, Jul 15»
6
Achieving goals
However, I appeal to our ruling elite, the political leadership to let us all refrain from distressful cynicism and hateful remarks. Instead, we should ... «Pakistan Observer, Jul 15»
7
Hoosier native named Purdue's new dean of students
“The distressful situations,” she said. “And make sure that they not only leave the university with a degree in hand, but also an education. «Evansville Courier & Press, Jul 15»
8
Surrendered cadres
However, they have been leading a distressful life as these promises have not been translated into action till date, he said. Urging the ... «The Sangai Express, Jul 15»
9
Google & Firefox continue Competing; But we really know whose the …
This has been a slight distressful situation for Firefox since its incapable to not only beat its contender and increase web traffic but now the ... «Empire State Tribune, Jul 15»
10
Facilitating Air Transportation for Economic Growth
The 2015 also has a shocking start with the most recent distressful accident in Europe. The terrible aviation safety record of 2005 seemed not to ... «Global Indonesian Voices, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Distressful [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/distressful>. May 2024 ».
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