distressing meaning and definition

DISTRESSING adjective

Definition of distressing (adjective)

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"
   • synonyms: 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"
   • synonyms: deplorable, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry