Distressful
Distressful adjective - Of a kind to cause great distress.
Usage example: the distressful living conditions in the refugee camp
Pitiful and distressful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pitiful" instead an adjective "Distressful".
Pitiful
Pitiful adjective - Deserving pitying scorn (as for inadequacy).
Distressful and pitiful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Distressful" instead an adjective "Pitiful". rare substitute
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- disturbing and distressful
- disturbing and pitiful
- woeful and distressful
- woeful and pitiful
- painful and distressful
- painful and pitiful
- grievous and distressful
- grievous and pitiful
- unfortunate and distressful
- unfortunate and pitiful
- sad and distressful
- sad and pitiful
- miserable and distressful
- miserable and pitiful
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