Distressing
111night|mare — «NYT MAIR», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a very distressing dream; dream causing fear or anxiety: »I would find myself plunged…in some foul and ominous nightmare, from which I would awake strangling (Robert Louis Stevenson). 2. Figurative. a very… …
112terrible - terribly — ◊ terrible The adjective terrible is used in two ways. In conversation, you use it to say that something is very unpleasant or of very poor quality. I know this has been a terrible shock to you. His eyesight was terrible. In writing or… …
113Afflicting — Af*flict ing, a. Grievously painful; distressing; afflictive; as, an afflicting event. Af*flict ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster] …
114Afflictive — Af*flic tive, a. [Cf. F. afflictif.] Giving pain; causing continued or repeated pain or grief; distressing. Jove s afflictive hand. Pope. [1913 Webster] Spreads slow disease, and darts afflictive pain. Prior. [1913 Webster] …
115Anxieties — Anxiety Anx*i e*ty, n.; pl. {Anxieties}. [L. anxietas, fr. anxius: cf. F. anxi[ e]t[ e]. See {Anxious}.] 1. Concern or solicitude respecting some thing or event, future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it in a state of painful… …
116Anxiety — Anx*i e*ty, n.; pl. {Anxieties}. [L. anxietas, fr. anxius: cf. F. anxi[ e]t[ e]. See {Anxious}.] 1. Concern or solicitude respecting some thing or event, future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it in a state of painful uneasiness …
117Bitter — Bit ter, a. [AS. biter; akin to Goth. baitrs, Icel. bitr, Dan., Sw., D., & G. bitter, OS. bittar, fr. root of E. bite. See {Bite}, v. t.] 1. Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter… …
118Bitter apple — Bitter Bit ter, a. [AS. biter; akin to Goth. baitrs, Icel. bitr, Dan., Sw., D., & G. bitter, OS. bittar, fr. root of E. bite. See {Bite}, v. t.] 1. Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter …
119Bitter cress — Bitter Bit ter, a. [AS. biter; akin to Goth. baitrs, Icel. bitr, Dan., Sw., D., & G. bitter, OS. bittar, fr. root of E. bite. See {Bite}, v. t.] 1. Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter …
120Bitter cucumber — Bitter Bit ter, a. [AS. biter; akin to Goth. baitrs, Icel. bitr, Dan., Sw., D., & G. bitter, OS. bittar, fr. root of E. bite. See {Bite}, v. t.] 1. Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter …
