Added 10 October 2026 distressfulness noun Categories: Describing WordsObscure Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about distressfulness at Wordnik → Where our words come from → The quality of arousing fear or distress. he learned the seriousness of his illness Related Words: seriousnessdistressednessdistressingnessdistraughtnesstroublednessstressfulnessdistressanxiousnessdisturbingnessanxietudestraindisquietness Back to today's word