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Definition of Distressfulness
1. Noun. The quality of arousing fear or distress. "He learned the seriousness of his illness"
Generic synonyms: Badness, Severeness, Severity
Derivative terms: Distressful, Serious
Definition of Distressfulness
1. Noun. The state or quality of being distressful; the state of having or causing anxiety or strain. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Distressfulness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Distressfulness
Literary usage of Distressfulness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Matthew Arnold: How to Know Him by Stuart Pratt Sherman (1917)
"It is poignantly sad, but it is not depressing; for it is in the heroic mood.
The distressfulness of the action is relieved ..."
2. Synthetica: Being Meditations Epistemological and Ontological by Simon Somerville Laurie (1906)
"... pains and oppressions of life are most intense and overpowering—the distressfulness
of physical, intellectual and moral difficulties most conspicuous. ..."
3. The Writings of Justin Martyr and Athenagoras: Translations of the Writings by Justin, Athenagoras, Marcus Dods, George Reith, Benjamin Plummer Pratten (1867)
"fl For which reason the holy Scriptures, that indicate in many various ways the
dire distressfulness of life, designate it as a valley of weeping. ..."
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