'Distressing' definitions:
Definition of 'distressing'
From: WordNet
adjective
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" [syn: distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying]
adjective
Bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs" [syn: deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry]
Definition of 'Distressing'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed. --2 Cor. iv. 8. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To compel by pain or suffering. [1913 Webster]
- Men who can neither be distressed nor won into a sacrifice of duty. --A. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Law) To seize for debt; to distrain.
- Syn: To pain; grieve; harass; trouble; perplex; afflict; worry; annoy. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Distressing'
From: GCIDE
- Distressing \Dis*tress"ing\, adv. In a distressing manner. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'distressing'
From: GCIDE
- distressing \dis*tress"ing\ (d[i^]s*tr[e^]s"[i^]ng), a. Causing distress; painful; unpleasant. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'distressing'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acute,
- affecting,
- afflictive,
- agonizing,
- annoying,
- atrocious,
- baleful,
- baneful,
- biting,
- bitter,
- bleak,
- bothersome,
- calamitous,
- chafing,
- cheerless,
- comfortless,
- corroding,
- corrosive,
- corrupting,
- corruptive,
- counterproductive,
- cramping,
- cruel,
- damaging,
- deadly,
- deleterious,
- deplorable,
- depressing,
- depressive,
- detrimental,
- dire,
- disadvantageous,
- discomforting,
- dismal,
- dismaying,
- disquieting,
- disserviceable,
- distressful,
- disturbing,
- dolorific,
- dolorogenic,
- dolorous,
- dreary,
- excruciating,
- fretting,
- gnawing,
- grave,
- grievous,
- griping,
- harassing,
- hard,
- harmful,
- harrowing,
- harsh,
- heartbreaking,
- hurtful,
- hurting,
- injurious,
- joyless,
- lamentable,
- lethal,
- malefic,
- malevolent,
- malign,
- malignant,
- mischievous,
- mournful,
- moving,
- noisome,
- noxious,
- ominous,
- painful,
- paroxysmal,
- pathetic,
- pernicious,
- piercing,
- piteous,
- pitiable,
- plaguing,
- poignant,
- poisonous,
- prejudicial,
- pungent,
- racking,
- regrettable,
- rueful,
- sad,
- saddening,
- scatheful,
- severe,
- sharp,
- shooting,
- sore,
- sorrowful,
- spasmatic,
- spasmic,
- spasmodic,
- stabbing,
- stinging,
- tormenting,
- torturous,
- touching,
- toxic,
- troublesome,
- uncomfortable,
- unfortunate,
- upsetting,
- venenate,
- veneniferous,
- venenous,
- venomous,
- vicious,
- virulent,
- woebegone,
- woeful,
- worrisome,
- worrying,
- wretched