affliction , anguish , anxiety
Some children find the first day of school to be a little traumatic. Some synonyms for the word traumatic are distressing, stressful, and disturbing.
The opposite of enjoyable is unenjoyable or unpleasant. While enjoyable experiences bring pleasure and satisfaction, unenjoyable ones evoke discomfort or dissatisfaction. Other synonyms include boring, tedious, or distressing, depending on the context.
Aging or roughening the appearance of a costume
Traumatic means emotionally disturbing or distressing.
They are synonyms.
Pathetic as in pitiful: Pitiable, distressing, upsetting, plaintive, poignant, heartbreaking, harrowing, wretched, or forlorn.Pathetic as in weak: Sorry, poor, lamentable, deplorable, woeful, inadequate, unsatisfactory, or feeble.
Synonyms for expressing deep sorrow: weeping, distressing, crying; (these are all verbs) Antonyms: praising, jumping with joy, shouting for joy, smiling, laughing
The root word of "distressing" is "distress."
Some children find the first day of school to be a little traumatic. Some synonyms for the word traumatic are distressing, stressful, and disturbing.
The opposite of enjoyable is unenjoyable or unpleasant. While enjoyable experiences bring pleasure and satisfaction, unenjoyable ones evoke discomfort or dissatisfaction. Other synonyms include boring, tedious, or distressing, depending on the context.
fear, panic, anxiety, fright, apprehension, nervousness, consternation, danger signal, warning, bell, alert, siren, hooter, distress signal
The superfluous "y".
Aging or roughening the appearance of a costume
Poignant
poignant
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sad; distressing