distressful B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /dɪˈstrɛsfəl/ UK /dɪˈstrɛsfəl/ See IPA manual Freq #143652 Meanings 1 adj Causing or feeling distress, anxiety, or strain; distressing. There, vvhile above the giddy tempeſt flies, / And all around diſtreſsful yells ariſe, / The penſive exile, bending vvith his vvoe, / To ſtop too fearful, and too faint to go. Etymology From distress + -ful. Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # distressful **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /dɪˈstrɛsfəl/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪˈstrɛsfəl/ **Frequency rank:** 143652 ## Meanings 1. Causing or feeling distress, anxiety, or strain; distressing. ## Examples - There, vvhile above the giddy tempeſt flies, / And all around diſtreſsful yells ariſe, / The penſive exile, bending vvith his vvoe, / To ſtop too fearful, and too faint to go. ## Etymology From distress + -ful. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown