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distressful

[dih-stres-fuhl] / dɪˈstrɛs fəl /


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“The Falwell, Granda and Cohen families must be going through very distressful times,” he said in a text message.

From Washington Post Sep. 18, 2020

Needless to say this was a very distressful and infuriating experience.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 12, 2017

“It’s not their choice but they start to remember things and it puts them in a very distressful state,” Tueller said.

From Washington Times Jul. 25, 2015

I found it very distressful - our children, my wife etc, all put in complaints directly to Facebook.

From BBC Feb. 4, 2010

“It is a very distressful thing,” he wrote, “to walk into a yard in May and not hear a bee buzz.”

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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