distressingadj.
That distresses or causes distress; see the verb.
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the mind > emotion > suffering > state of annoyance or vexation > [adjective] > annoying or vexatious
angeeOE
swinkfuleOE
plightlyOE
teenfulOE
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be-maddeninga1861
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nagging1883
pestiferous1890
trouble-giving1893
maddening1896
molestive1905
nuisancy1906
balls-aching?1912
nuisance1922
nattering1949
noodgy1969
dickheaded1991
dickish1991
cockish1996
c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme lx. 41 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 67 Against distressing foes Lett us thy succour finde.
1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe (L.) Under these distressing circumstances what could I do?
a1859 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. (1861) V. 228 The heat of a distressing midsummer day.
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diˈstressing
diˈstressing n.
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society > armed hostility > attack > invasion > [noun] > overrunning or harrying
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yerning1340
overrunning?a1425
distressing1599
scouringa1616
sweep1837
society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > legal seizure or recovery of property > [noun] > seizing lands or goods > attachment of person or property for debt > seizure of goods
naamlOE
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1599 J. Minsheu Percyvall's Dict. Spanish & Eng. A distressing, aprietamiento.
1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 28 He put to sea an huge fleet..for the distressing of the sea townes.
1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island iii. xix. 33 So when a tyrant raves, his subjects pressing, His gaining is their losse, his treasure their distressing.
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