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distressful

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Hardly had he uttered these distressful exclamations when a prolonged note of melody caught his ear.

At the edge of a small field lying close to the road was a negro's cabin, and from that quarter came the dog's distressful outcry.

Half-way down the walk he paused, picked up a snail that had crawled out upon the distressful sand.

A cold dampness settled upon his forehead, his limbs trembled violently, and distressful sighs issued from his heaving breast.

Their distressful needs are in danger of being left aside in the pressure of other worthy appeals for aid.

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On this page you'll find 16 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to distressful, such as: anxious, disquieting, disruptive, distressing, nervous, and perturbing.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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