Words Like DISTRESSING

We have put together a list of words that are similar to DISTRESSING.

9 Alternative Words Similar to distressing

1 Deplorable Adjective      Synonym Words Like Deplorable
2 Lamentable Adjective      Synonym Words Like Lamentable
3 Pitiful Adjective      Synonym Words Like Pitiful
4 Sad Adjective      Synonym Words Like Sad
5 Sorry Adjective      Synonym Words Like Sorry
6 Bad Adjective      Similar Words Like Bad
7 Heavy Adjective      Similar Words Like Heavy
8 Painful Adjective      Synonym Words Like Painful
9 Unpleasant Adjective      Synonym Words Like Unpleasant

10 examples of distressing

1 in a particularly worrisome predicament
2 a revelation that was most perturbing
3 lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
4 a disturbing amount of crime
5 a worrying time
6 a new and troubling thought
7 a worrying situation
8 her clothes were in sad shape
9 a sorry state of affairs
10 a lamentable decision

7 definitions of distressing

1 Causing distress; painful; unpleasant.
2 In a distressing manner.
3 causing distress or worry or anxiety
4 bad; unfortunate
5 Very painful or afflicting: as, a distressing sickness.
6 Causing distress; upsetting
7 Present participle of distress.
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