About The Word Distressing
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Distressing
| Distressing Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Distressing?
[adj] bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"
[adj] causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time" Synonyms | Synonyms for Distressing: bad | deplorable | distressful | disturbing | heavy | lamentable | perturbing | pitiful | sad | sorry | troubling | worrisome | worrying Related Terms | Find terms related to Distressing: acute | affecting | afflictive | agonizing | annoying | atrocious | baleful | baneful | biting | bitter | bleak | bothersome | calamitous | chafing | cheerless | comfortless | corroding | corrosive | corrupting | corruptive | counterproductive | cramping | cruel | damaging | deadly | deleterious | deplorable | depressing | depressive | detrimental | dire | disadvantageous | discomforting | dismal | dismaying | disquieting | disserviceable | distressful | disturbing | dolorific | dolorogenic | dolorous | dreary | excruciating | fretting | gnawing | grave | grievous | griping | harassing | hard | harmful | harrowing | harsh | heartbreaking | hurtful | hurting | injurious | joyless | lamentable | lethal | malefic | malevolent | malign | malignant | mischievous | mournful | moving | noisome | noxious | ominous | painful | paroxysmal | pathetic | pernicious | piercing | piteous | pitiable | plaguing | poignant | poisonous | prejudicial | pungent | racking | regrettable | rueful | sad | saddening | scatheful | severe | sharp | shooting | sore | sorrowful | spasmatic | spasmic | spasmodic | stabbing | stinging | tormenting | torturous | touching | toxic | troublesome | uncomfortable | unfortunate | upsetting | venenate | veneniferous | venenous | venomous | vicious | virulent | woebegone | woeful | worrisome | worrying | wretched See Also | Distressing In Webster's Dictionary \Dis*tress"ing\, a.
Causing distress; painful; unpleasant.
\Dis*tress"ing\, adv. In a distressing manner. |
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