"distressing" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /dɪˈstɹɛsɪŋ/ Forms: more distressing [comparative], most distressing [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} distressing (comparative more distressing, superlative most distressing)
  1. Causing distress; upsetting; distressful. Synonyms: deplorable, saddening, lamentable Derived forms: distressingly, distressingness, undistressing Translations (causing distress; upsetting): shqetësues (Albanian), λυπηρός (lupērós) (Ancient Greek), θυμαλγής (thumalgḗs) [Epic] (Ancient Greek), angoriga (Esperanto), painostava (Finnish), huolestuttava (Finnish), beängstigend (German), beunruhigend (German), furchteinflößend (German), anacrach (Irish), anróiteach (Irish), léanmhar (Irish), coscrach (Irish), desolante (Italian), penoso (Italian), doloroso (Italian), tarariki (Maori), cierpki (Polish), hiobowy (Polish), niepokojący (Polish), przygnębiający (Polish), przykry (Polish), огорчи́тельный (ogorčítelʹnyj) (Russian), печа́льный (pečálʹnyj) (Russian), го́рестный (górestnyj) (Russian), angustioso (Spanish), distresante (Spanish)
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Verb

IPA: /dɪˈstɹɛsɪŋ/
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  1. present participle and gerund of distress Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: distress
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          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "causing distress; upsetting",
          "word": "shqetësues"
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          "sense": "causing distress; upsetting",
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          "sense": "causing distress; upsetting",
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          "sense": "causing distress; upsetting",
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          "sense": "causing distress; upsetting",
          "word": "beängstigend"
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          "sense": "causing distress; upsetting",
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          "sense": "causing distress; upsetting",
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          "sense": "causing distress; upsetting",
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          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "causing distress; upsetting",
          "word": "anacrach"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "causing distress; upsetting",
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "causing distress; upsetting",
          "word": "léanmhar"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "causing distress; upsetting",
          "word": "coscrach"
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        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "causing distress; upsetting",
          "word": "desolante"
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        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "causing distress; upsetting",
          "word": "penoso"
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        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "causing distress; upsetting",
          "word": "doloroso"
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "causing distress; upsetting",
          "word": "tarariki"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "causing distress; upsetting",
          "word": "cierpki"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "causing distress; upsetting",
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          "code": "pl",
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          "sense": "causing distress; upsetting",
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          "sense": "causing distress; upsetting",
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          "sense": "causing distress; upsetting",
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          "roman": "ogorčítelʹnyj",
          "sense": "causing distress; upsetting",
          "word": "огорчи́тельный"
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          "sense": "causing distress; upsetting",
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          "sense": "causing distress; upsetting",
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      "sense": "causing distress; upsetting",
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      "sense": "causing distress; upsetting",
      "word": "beängstigend"
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "causing distress; upsetting",
      "word": "beunruhigend"
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      "sense": "causing distress; upsetting",
      "word": "furchteinflößend"
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      "sense": "causing distress; upsetting",
      "word": "anacrach"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "causing distress; upsetting",
      "word": "anróiteach"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "causing distress; upsetting",
      "word": "léanmhar"
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      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "causing distress; upsetting",
      "word": "coscrach"
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      "word": "desolante"
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      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "causing distress; upsetting",
      "word": "penoso"
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      "code": "it",
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      "word": "doloroso"
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