distressfulness

2 definitions found

distressfulness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  distressfulness \distressfulness\ n.
     the quality of causing mental anguish.
  
     Syn: seriousness.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

distressfulness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  distressfulness
      n 1: the quality of arousing fear or distress; "he learned the
           seriousness of his illness" [syn: seriousness,
           distressfulness]