Meaning of DISTRESSING
| Pronunciation: | | d`istr'esing
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | bad, deplorable, distressful, disturbing, heavy, lamentable, perturbing, pitiful, sad, sorry, troubling, worrisome, worrying |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Dis*tress"ing\, a.
Causing distress; painful; unpleasant.
\Dis*tress"ing\, adv.
In a distressing manner.
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