distressing en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /dɪˈstɹɛsɪŋ/
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
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Causing distress; upsetting; distressful.
The details of the ordeal can be distressing to some readers.
One end of the east-west building is wet, the other windy, and at present there is smoke abounding, too; but these distressing yard elements can be completely excluded at each end by full-width folding doors [...].
1960 December, “New G.E. Line diesel loco maintenance depot at Stratford”, in Trains Illustrated, page 766:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most distressing | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more distressing | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
distressingness · undistressing · distressingly
Synonyms
lamentable · distressing · atrabiliary · mournful · miserable · sad · tragic · deplorable · upsetting · woeful · heartrending · rueful · regrettable · deplorable · grim · heartbreaking · depressing · nerve-racking · sorrowful · lachrymable · atrabilious · saddening · grievous · woebegone · unhappy · saddening
Translations (28)
es angustioso (causing distress; upsetting) · grc λυπηρός (causing distress; upsetting) · fi huolestuttava (causing distress; upsetting) · ru огорчи́тельный (causing distress; upsetting) · cmn 令人痛苦的 (causing distress; upsetting) · de beängstigend (causing distress; upsetting) · pl przygnębiający (causing distress; upsetting) · es distresante (causing distress; upsetting) · ga léanmhar (causing distress; upsetting) · ga anacrach (causing distress; upsetting) · ga anróiteach (causing distress; upsetting) · pl niepokojący (causing distress; upsetting) · pl przykry (causing distress; upsetting) · grc θυμαλγής (causing distress; upsetting) · de furchteinflößend (causing distress; upsetting) · pl cierpki (causing distress; upsetting) · sq shqetësues (causing distress; upsetting) · it desolante (causing distress; upsetting) · ga coscrach (causing distress; upsetting) · pl hiobowy (causing distress; upsetting) · mi tarariki (causing distress; upsetting) · fi painostava (causing distress; upsetting) · eo angoriga (causing distress; upsetting) · ru печа́льный (causing distress; upsetting) · it penoso (causing distress; upsetting) · de beunruhigend (causing distress; upsetting) · it doloroso (causing distress; upsetting) · ru го́рестный (causing distress; upsetting)