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Meaning of 'distressing' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Distressing [ a.]
- Causing distress; painful; unpleasant.
2 . Distressing [ adv.]
- In a distressing manner.
3 . Distressing [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Distress

Meaning of 'distressing' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . distressing [ s]
Meaning (1):
- causing distress or worry or anxiety
Example in sentence:
  • a disturbing amount of crime;
  • a new and troubling thought;
  • a revelation that was most perturbing;
  • a worrying situation;
  • a worrying time;
  • distressing (or disturbing) news;
  • in a particularly worrisome predicament;
  • lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
Meaning (2):
- bad; unfortunate
Example in sentence:
  • a lamentable decision;
  • a sorry state of affairs;
  • her clothes were in sad shape;
  • my finances were in a deplorable state

Nearby Words:

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