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English adjective: distressful

1. distressful causing distress or worry or anxiety


SamplesDistressing (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.


Synonymsdistressing, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying


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