Distressfulness (Noun)
Meaning
The quality of arousing fear or distress; "he learned the seriousness of his illness".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The news of the natural disaster filled her with a sense of distressfulness as she watched the devastating images on TV.
- The doctor tried to convey the distressfulness of the patient's condition without alarming the family.
- The financial struggles the family was facing were a constant source of distressfulness for the parents.
- The distressfulness of the situation was compounded by the fact that they were stranded in a foreign country with no support.
- The movie's portrayal of war was so realistic that it captured the distressfulness of being in a combat zone.