distressfully
- adverb
- /dɪˈstrɛs.fəl.i/
:
angustiosamente
- He distressfully recounted the events of that difficult night to his friends.
Examples
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Don't look at me distressfully!
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She looked distressfully at the mess, unsure of where to begin cleaning.
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The puppy whimpered distressfully, searching for its lost owner.
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She spoke distressfully about her recent loss.
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She looked at the empty playground and sighed distressfully, missing the laughter of the children.
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He spoke distressfully about his struggles to cope with the recent changes in his life.
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The mother called distressfully for her child after realizing he was not in the yard.
Synonyms
51
2.2
In a way that shows great unhappiness or pain
19
4.2
In a worried or uncomfortable way
9
3.2
With tears to show that someone feels sad
6
7.2
In a way that causes great harm, pain, or sadness
3
2.0
In a way that shows you feel afraid or unsure
2
6.8
In a very sad and unhappy way
1
6.1
In a way that shows no hope
1
7.2
So sad that nothing can comfort them
1
6.6
In a worried and restless way
1
7.1
In a sad way that makes people feel sorry
1
4.0
In a worried or nervous way
In a way that shows worry or strong sadness
In a very sad way
In a way that shows hurt feelings
Antonyms
How Distressed
Surface Forms
Morphology
distressfully = distressful (transparent) = distress + ful + ly
The adverb is formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'distressful', which itself is a straightforward 'distress' + '-ful' formation.
Etymology
Distressfully comes from distress, a word that long ago meant being 'pressed' or 'squeezed', the same idea you see in the everyday word press. So, to act distressfully is to show that tight, painful feeling — deep upset or worry.