'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]