Distressing and Fraught

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Distressing

Distressing adjective - Marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings.
Usage example: the distressing habit of constantly fiddling with her hair
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Fraught and distressing are semantically related In some cases you can use "Fraught" instead an adjective "Distressing".
Nearby Words: distress, distressed, distressingly, distressful

Fraught

Fraught adjective - Marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings.
Usage example: had a fraught meeting with his estranged wife to discuss a divorce settlement
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Distressing and fraught are semantically related in tense topic. Sometimes you can use "Distressing" instead an adjective "Fraught".

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  • The Glorious War of Sisterly Rivalry Stephen Colbert references this trope in I Am America (And So Can You!), in the chapter about family (which is appropriately fraught with distressing subtext about the nuclear American family).
    Source: The Glorious War of Sisterly Rivalry
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