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Distressing

/dɪˈstrɛsɪŋ/
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(adj) Causing distress; upsetting; distressful.

Tom had a job as a roadkill picker-upper and he found it very distressing.
That is a distressing story.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Tom had a job as a roadkill picker-upper and he found it very ____.

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