distressing
AdjectiveUS[dih-stres-ing]/dɪˈstrɛsɪŋ/3 syllables
Synonyms:
distressfuldisturbingperturbingtroublingworrisomeworryingdeplorablelamentablepitifulsadsorry
Open English WordNet
Adjective (2)
- 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: distressfuldisturbingperturbingtroublingworrisomeworryingOpposite lightSimilar heavy
- bad; unfortunate“my finances were in a deplorable state”“a lamentable decision”“her clothes were in sad shape”“a sorry state of affairs”Synonyms: deplorablelamentablepitifulsadsorryOpposite goodSimilar bad
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
dis·tress′ing (dĭs-trĕs′ĭng), adjective
Causing distress; painful; unpleasant.
Dis·tress′ing adverb
In a distressing manner.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54