Definition of distressing in English:

distressing

adjectivedɪˈstrɛsɪŋdəˈstrɛsɪŋ

Causing anxiety, sorrow or pain; upsetting.
some very distressing news
Example sentencesExamples
- It was distressing how quickly her body reacted to Levi.
- Mistakes like that shouldn't happen at such a distressing time.
- This has been very distressing for him.
- She had a good point about speaking up in a distressing situation.
- The courageous youngster also suffers from distressing infections caused by saliva getting into his lungs.
- I found out the most distressing thing today.
- Perhaps most distressing are the injuries inflicted on our definitively non-renewable resource: archaeology.
- Each snippet of bad news was distressing for Philipp.
- Sutton arrived as damaged goods after a distressing season at Chelsea.
- The decisive No vote among the younger generation was distressing.
- Combat is where the most distressing gameplay fault emerges.
- We have a large number of elderly people in the area and dementia is very distressing.
- However, I still cannot understand or rationalise the distressing sequence of events that followed his death.
- The remainder of their stay passed without distressing incidents.
- His most distressing experience was the Valley Parade fire.
- In fact, the most distressing visuals are the sad scenes of refugees who fled the bombing of Kosovo.
- One of the best methods of combating this distressing pattern may be through toll pricing.
- Children can buy alcohol in York with distressing ease.
- Most patients report recurrence of cancer as more distressing than receiving the initial diagnosis.
- It has been distressing to me that information about spirulina has been largely overlooked.
Synonyms
upsetting, worrying, affecting, painful, traumatic, agonizing, harrowing, tormenting

Derivatives

distressingly

adverbdɪˈstrɛsɪŋlidəˈstrɛsɪŋli

as submodifier the pattern was distressingly familiar
Example sentencesExamples
- More distressingly the chemotherapy made her give off a particularly unpleasant odour.
- This was the most distressingly unpleasant and humiliating experience of my life that didn't involve medical staff.
- Political conventions have become distressingly routine and disturbingly predictable.
- And I ultimately wound up changing nearly every font to different flavors of Arial, which yields a distressingly mundane appearance.
- Perhaps most distressingly of all, there has been little progress in assisting rape survivors, let alone convicting those responsible.

Rhymes

blessing, dressing, Lessing, pressing, unprepossessing

Definition of distressing in US English:

distressing

adjectivedəˈstresiNGdəˈstrɛsɪŋ

Causing anxiety, sorrow or pain; upsetting.
some very distressing news
Example sentencesExamples
- She had a good point about speaking up in a distressing situation.
- I found out the most distressing thing today.
- Most patients report recurrence of cancer as more distressing than receiving the initial diagnosis.
- The remainder of their stay passed without distressing incidents.
- Each snippet of bad news was distressing for Philipp.
- In fact, the most distressing visuals are the sad scenes of refugees who fled the bombing of Kosovo.
- Combat is where the most distressing gameplay fault emerges.
- The courageous youngster also suffers from distressing infections caused by saliva getting into his lungs.
- Sutton arrived as damaged goods after a distressing season at Chelsea.
- One of the best methods of combating this distressing pattern may be through toll pricing.
- It has been distressing to me that information about spirulina has been largely overlooked.
- We have a large number of elderly people in the area and dementia is very distressing.
- His most distressing experience was the Valley Parade fire.
- It was distressing how quickly her body reacted to Levi.
- This has been very distressing for him.
- However, I still cannot understand or rationalise the distressing sequence of events that followed his death.
- Mistakes like that shouldn't happen at such a distressing time.
- Perhaps most distressing are the injuries inflicted on our definitively non-renewable resource: archaeology.
- Children can buy alcohol in York with distressing ease.
- The decisive No vote among the younger generation was distressing.
Synonyms
upsetting, worrying, affecting, painful, traumatic, agonizing, harrowing, tormenting

词汇	distressing
释义	Definition of distressing in English: distressing adjectivedɪˈstrɛsɪŋdəˈstrɛsɪŋ Causing anxiety, sorrow or pain; upsetting. some very distressing news Example sentencesExamples It was distressing how quickly her body reacted to Levi. Mistakes like that shouldn't happen at such a distressing time. This has been very distressing for him. She had a good point about speaking up in a distressing situation. The courageous youngster also suffers from distressing infections caused by saliva getting into his lungs. I found out the most distressing thing today. Perhaps most distressing are the injuries inflicted on our definitively non-renewable resource: archaeology. Each snippet of bad news was distressing for Philipp. Sutton arrived as damaged goods after a distressing season at Chelsea. The decisive No vote among the younger generation was distressing. Combat is where the most distressing gameplay fault emerges. We have a large number of elderly people in the area and dementia is very distressing. However, I still cannot understand or rationalise the distressing sequence of events that followed his death. The remainder of their stay passed without distressing incidents. His most distressing experience was the Valley Parade fire. In fact, the most distressing visuals are the sad scenes of refugees who fled the bombing of Kosovo. One of the best methods of combating this distressing pattern may be through toll pricing. Children can buy alcohol in York with distressing ease. Most patients report recurrence of cancer as more distressing than receiving the initial diagnosis. It has been distressing to me that information about spirulina has been largely overlooked. Synonyms upsetting, worrying, affecting, painful, traumatic, agonizing, harrowing, tormenting Derivatives distressingly adverbdɪˈstrɛsɪŋlidəˈstrɛsɪŋli as submodifier the pattern was distressingly familiar Example sentencesExamples More distressingly the chemotherapy made her give off a particularly unpleasant odour. This was the most distressingly unpleasant and humiliating experience of my life that didn't involve medical staff. Political conventions have become distressingly routine and disturbingly predictable. And I ultimately wound up changing nearly every font to different flavors of Arial, which yields a distressingly mundane appearance. Perhaps most distressingly of all, there has been little progress in assisting rape survivors, let alone convicting those responsible. Rhymes blessing, dressing, Lessing, pressing, unprepossessing Definition of distressing in US English: distressing adjectivedəˈstresiNGdəˈstrɛsɪŋ Causing anxiety, sorrow or pain; upsetting. some very distressing news Example sentencesExamples She had a good point about speaking up in a distressing situation. I found out the most distressing thing today. Most patients report recurrence of cancer as more distressing than receiving the initial diagnosis. The remainder of their stay passed without distressing incidents. Each snippet of bad news was distressing for Philipp. In fact, the most distressing visuals are the sad scenes of refugees who fled the bombing of Kosovo. Combat is where the most distressing gameplay fault emerges. The courageous youngster also suffers from distressing infections caused by saliva getting into his lungs. Sutton arrived as damaged goods after a distressing season at Chelsea. One of the best methods of combating this distressing pattern may be through toll pricing. It has been distressing to me that information about spirulina has been largely overlooked. We have a large number of elderly people in the area and dementia is very distressing. His most distressing experience was the Valley Parade fire. It was distressing how quickly her body reacted to Levi. This has been very distressing for him. However, I still cannot understand or rationalise the distressing sequence of events that followed his death. Mistakes like that shouldn't happen at such a distressing time. Perhaps most distressing are the injuries inflicted on our definitively non-renewable resource: archaeology. Children can buy alcohol in York with distressing ease. The decisive No vote among the younger generation was distressing. Synonyms upsetting, worrying, affecting, painful, traumatic, agonizing, harrowing, tormenting
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