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    distressing

    distressing - Dictionary definition and meaning for word distressing

    Definition
    (adj) causing distress or worry or anxiety
    Example Sentence
    • 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
    Definition
    (adj) bad; unfortunate
    Synonyms : deplorable , lamentable , pitiful , sad , sorry
    Example Sentence
    • my finances were in a deplorable state
    • a lamentable decision
    • her clothes were in sad shape
    • a sorry state of affairs

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text: Mom, have you received any distressing phone calls today?
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