distress vs painfulness
painfulness vs distressdistress and painfulness both are nouns.
distress is a verb but painfulness is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| distress | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| painfulness | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
painfulness is a hypernym of
distress; that is, painfulness is a
word with a broader meaning than distress:
- distress: psychological suffering
- painfulness: emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid
Other hypernyms of distress include
pain.
| distress (noun) | painfulness (noun) |
|---|---|
| the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim | the quality of being painful |
| psychological suffering | emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid |
| extreme physical pain | |
| a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need) |
| distress (verb) | painfulness (verb) |
|---|---|
| cause mental pain to | |
| bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship |
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