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distressing

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adjective
Quick answer

As an adjective, distressing means causing distress.

Meanings of distressing

2 meanings

adjective

  1. Causing distress; upsetting; distressful.

    “The details of the ordeal can be distressing to some readers.”

  2. Bad; unfortunate

    “my finances were in a deplorable state”

    “a lamentable decision”

    “her clothes were in sad shape”

    Similar: deplorable, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry

verb

Present participle of distress

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for distressing →
adjective: causing distress or worry or anxiety
distressfuldisturbingperturbingtroublingworrisomeworrying
adjective: bad; unfortunate
deplorablelamentablepitifulsadsorry

Words that rhyme with distressing

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messingguessingdressingblessingpressingdepressingexpressingaddressingconfessingprogressingstressingobsessingpossessingsuppressingcaressingassessing

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Nearby words

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