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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
distressing
adj 1: causing distress or worry or anxiety; "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"
[syn: distressing, distressful, disturbing,
perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying]
2: bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state";
"a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a
sorry state of affairs" [syn: deplorable, distressing,
lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Distress \Dis*tress"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distressed; p. pr.
& vb. n. Distressing.] [Cf. OF. destrecier. See Distress,
n.]
1. To cause pain or anguish to; to pain; to oppress with
calamity; to afflict; to harass; to make miserable.
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We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed.
--2 Cor. iv.
8.
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2. To compel by pain or suffering.
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Men who can neither be distressed nor won into a
sacrifice of duty. --A. Hamilton.
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3. (Law) To seize for debt; to distrain.
Syn: To pain; grieve; harass; trouble; perplex; afflict;
worry; annoy.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
distressing \dis*tress"ing\ (d[i^]s*tr[e^]s"[i^]ng), a.
Causing distress; painful; unpleasant.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Distressing \Dis*tress"ing\, adv.
In a distressing manner.
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Thesaurus Results for Distressing:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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