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Answer for the clue "The quality of arousing fear or distress ", 15 letters:
distressfulness

Word definitions for distressfulness in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
distressfulness \distressfulness\ n. the quality of causing mental anguish. Syn: seriousness.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The state or quality of being distressful; the state of having or causing anxiety or strain.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the quality of arousing fear or distress; "he learned the seriousness of his illness" [syn: seriousness ]