Distressing Meaning
/dɪˈstɹɛsɪŋ/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjCausing distress; upsetting; distressful.
"The details of the ordeal can be distressing to some readers."
"One end of the east-west building is wet, the other windy, and at present there is smoke abounding, too; but these distressing yard elements can be completely excluded at each end by full-width folding doors [...]."— 1960 December, “New G.E. Line diesel loco maintenance depot at Stratford”, in Trains Illustrated, page 766:
verbpresent participle and gerund of distress
Sentence Examples
Tom had a job as a roadkill picker-upper and he found it very distressing.
That is a distressing story.
The legionnaires were beating Yanni's mother up. The video is extremely distressing to watch.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The news of the factory closure was ____ for the entire community.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Tom had a job as a roadkill picker-upper and he found it very ____.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The news of the factory closure was ____ for the entire community.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Tom had a job as a roadkill picker-upper and he found it very ____.