Synonym: deplorable, distressful, disturbing, lamentable, perturbing, pitiful, sad, sorry, troubling, worrisome, worrying. Similar words: distress, stress, stressed, processing, actress, tossing, missing, mattress. Meaning: [dɪ'stres] 
adj. 1. causing distress or worry or anxiety 2. bad; unfortunate.
adj. 1. causing distress or worry or anxiety 2. bad; unfortunate. 91. It is the names that make this volume uniquely harrowing, singularly distressing, exceptionally depressing.
92. The memoir's content sounds distressing, but it proves to be a revelatory portrayal of the relationship between a child and the man who enchants her.
93. The fear of lightning is one of the most distressing infirmities a human being can be afflicted with.
94. How should just meet distressing pestering a person no longer?
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