Distressful
Distressful adjective - Of a kind to cause great distress.
Usage example: the distressful living conditions in the refugee camp
Wretched and distressful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wretched" instead an adjective "Distressful".
Wretched
Wretched adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: lived alone in a wretched room in a run-down hotel
Distressful and wretched are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Distressful" instead an adjective "Wretched".
Nearby Words: wretch, wretchedly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- pitiful and distressful
- pitiful and wretched
- dismal and distressful
- dismal and wretched
- woeful and distressful
- woeful and wretched
- unfortunate and distressful
- unfortunate and wretched
- sad and distressful
- sad and wretched
- miserable and distressful
- miserable and wretched
- deplorable and distressful
- deplorable and wretched
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