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    distressful

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    adj.AdjectiveCausing anxiety, sorrow, or pain; upsetting.
    The news of the accident was distressful to the whole family.
    adj.AdjectiveCharacterized by or experiencing distress; troubled.
    She had a distressful childhood, marked by poverty and neglect.
    adj.AdjectiveAn event or situation that causes distress.
    The distressful events of the past year have left her feeling exhausted.

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    4 Things That Make Cats Distressed

    04:054 Things That Make Cats Distressed
    • Cats have very sensitive auditory senses, so a sudden loud noise can be distressful to them.

      Cats have very sensitive auditory senses, so a sudden loud noise can be distressful to them.

    • Cats have very sensitive auditory senses, so a sudden loud noise can be distressful to them.

      Cats have very sensitive auditory senses, so a sudden loud noise can be distressful to them.

    B1

    4 Psychological Terms That You're Using Incorrectly

    08:394 Psychological Terms That You're Using Incorrectly
    • Psychologists define a disorder as a deviant, distressful, and

      Psychologists define a disorder as a deviant, distressful, and

    • Psychologists define a disorder as a deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional pattern of

      Psychologists define a disorder as a deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional pattern of

    B2

    How Childhood Trauma Distort Your Perception on Life

    04:46How Childhood Trauma Distort Your Perception on Life
    • Defined as the experience of a single or multiple event by a child that is emotionally painful or distressful, studies show that childhood trauma often leads to serious lifelong damages to one's mental and physical health.

      Defined as the experience of a single or multiple event by a child that is emotionally painful or distressful, studies show that childhood trauma often leads to serious lifelong damages to one's mental and physical health.

    • Defined as "the experience of a single or multiple event by a child that is emotionally painful or distressful",

      Defined as "the experience of a single or multiple event by a child that is emotionally painful or distressful",

    B2

    How To Win People Over Without Manipulation

    31:09How To Win People Over Without Manipulation
    • feeling something. And that this something is distressful to them and that you’re there

      feeling something. And that this something is distressful to them and that you’re there

    • Now, when we do, when we have enough of a, a, a closeness and experience that, that we can understand, great, communicate you understand how you but, you know, sometimes empathy isn't so much understanding how communicating that you understand how they feel as much as communicating that you understand they're feeling something and that this something is distressful to them and that you are there to help them the best way you can.

      Now, when we do, when we have enough of a, a, a closeness and experience that, that we can understand, great, communicate you understand how you but, you know, sometimes empathy isn't so much understanding how communicating that you understand how they feel as much as communicating that you understand they're feeling something and that this something is distressful to them and that you are there to help them the best way you can.

    A2