Definition & Meaning of "distressing"in English

distressing

causing feelings of discomfort, sadness, or anxiety

Grammatical Information

Composition

present participle adjective

qualitative

Superlative

most distressing

Comparative

more distressing

gradable

domain

emotion, experience, psychology

Examples

The sudden change in the company's financial situation was distressing to the employees.

bad; unfortunate

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