distressing Meaning, Definition & Usage

verb bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
straiten; distress.
verb cause mental pain to
distress.
- The news of her child's illness distressed the mother
adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
distressful; perturbing; troubling; disturbing; worrying; worrisome.
- 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
adjective satellite bad; unfortunate
sad; pitiful; lamentable; deplorable; sorry.
- my finances were in a deplorable state
- a lamentable decision
- her clothes were in sad shape
- a sorry state of affairs