Definitions for: 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"

Webster (1913) Definition: Dis*tress"ing, a.
Causing distress; painful; unpleasant.

Dis*tress"ing, adv.
In a distressing manner.

Synonyms: bad, deplorable, distressful, disturbing, heavy, lamentable, perturbing, pitiful, sad, sorry, troubling, worrisome, worrying

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