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English Dictionary: distressing	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for distressing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
distressing 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" Synonym(s): distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs" Synonym(s): deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Distressing \Dis*tress"ing\, a. Causing distress; painful; unpleasant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Distressing \Distress"ing\, adv. In a distressing* manner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Distress \Dis*tress"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distressing}.] [Cf. OF. destrecier. See {Distress}, n.] 1. To cause pain or anguish to; to pain; to oppress with calamity; to afflict; to harass; to make miserable. We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed. --2 Cor. iv. 8. 2. To compel by pain or suffering. Men who can neither be distressed nor won into a sacrifice of duty. --A. Hamilton. 3. (Law) To seize for debt; to distrain. Syn: To pain; grieve; harass; trouble; perplex; afflict; worry; annoy.