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Comparative for upsetting, or causing anxiety, sorrow or pain
“King later apologized for writing the novel, saying he penned it during a distressing period in his life and wished it had never been published.”
Comparative for causing worry, distress or anxiety
“Giving evidence in court is a distressing situation where a person's integrity will be questioned.”
Comparative for characterized by, or tending to cause, agitation, fear or anxiety
“But the prophet would later give a distressing warning of judgment.”
Comparative for disturbing in nature due to references to death or dying
“He likewise was troubled with very distressing visions of a frightful nature appearing to him immediately before the act of falling asleep.”
Comparative for causing hurt or distress to someone's feelings
“Yasin had trembled all over, expecting unprecedented evil or at least a distressing insult that would be observed by the shop owners and passersby.”
Comparative for causing trouble, difficulties, or discomfort
“It could be argued, ironic though this may seem, that they had become by the early nineteenth century more of a distressing inconvenience than they had ever been a century before.”
Comparative for deplorable or substandard in quality or condition
“Members have so often had to work in distressing conditions under the pressure of a program too vast for their insufficient resources.”
Comparative for affected with, or causing, physical discomfort or pain
“The man had deliberately created a distressing wound on one of his arms, which he would dutifully expose to any member of the public who passed by his makeshift bed.”
Comparative for severe or intense, especially in a painful or unpleasant way
“At other times it covers the whole body and limbs, when it becomes a severe and distressing affection, from the great itching and pain which are its attendants.”
Comparative for causing, or characterized by, a feeling of shock or surprise
“To me that was the most shocking of the many shocking and distressing episodes in this whole dreary affair.”
Comparative for generally displeasing or unpalatable in nature
“And the distressing truth is that, for the present, this disease is incurable.”
Comparative for causing, or likely to cause, harm or injury
“When you achieve a calmness of mind, then you will understand that your negative, distressing and harmful thoughts are disappearing.”
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