Some children find the first day of school to be a little traumatic. Some synonyms for the word traumatic are distressing, stressful, and disturbing.
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Traumatic means emotionally disturbing or distressing.
They are synonyms.
Synonyms
The root word of "distressing" is "distress."
Synonyms for expressing deep sorrow: weeping, distressing, crying; (these are all verbs) Antonyms: praising, jumping with joy, shouting for joy, smiling, laughing
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.
Some children find the first day of school to be a little traumatic. Some synonyms for the word traumatic are distressing, stressful, and disturbing.
fear, panic, anxiety, fright, apprehension, nervousness, consternation, danger signal, warning, bell, alert, siren, hooter, distress signal
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poignant
Poignant
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sad; distressing