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distressingdis‧tress‧ing /dɪˈstresɪŋ/ (also dis‧tress‧ful /dɪˈstresfəl/) adjective - Being in a strange city with no money was an extremely distressing situation.
- The front page news was shocking and distressing.
- Because such potentially distressing events are predictable, but unavoidable, they are an ideal focus for an investigation of coping behaviours.
- Bewildering and distressing is a fitting description of the many symptoms which can accompany the menopause.
- If, after removing temptation, you find it too distressing, then admit that you have a problem and need help.
- It is very distressing to find out at a later date that you have made a mistake which can cost you dearly.
- PAIN-KILLERS should be made available to control any distressing symptoms, despite the fact that such treatment may shorten life.
- Terry hated having to make these tapes and we knew how distressing it was for him.
- That final dependence may be experienced as distressing or peaceful, but it is not socially problematic.
- We know, for instance, that dyspnoea is distressing and often poorly controlled.
making you feel upset► upsetting · She can't talk about her son's death - she finds it too upsetting.· Many adults manage to forget their more upsetting childhood experiences.it is upsetting to do something · It was upsetting to have to say goodbye so soon. ► distressing making you feel extremely upset or worried: · U.N. officials have called the recent arrest of political opponents "distressing."· Being in a strange city with no money was an extremely distressing situation. ► painful a painful experience or memory makes you feel extremely upset and sad: · It's five years since we separated, but I still find the memories quite painful.· For those involved, the scandal has been a very painful experience.painful to: · Colin's death is painful to me and everyone who knew him.it is painful to see/hear etc: · It was so painful to see how frail she had become in just a few months. ► harrowing an experience or event that is harrowing makes you feel extremely upset because it is very frightening or shocking: · The film contained harrowing scenes of starving children.· After a harrowing bus ride through the mountains, we arrived at the port of Heraklion. ► traumatic an experience or event that is traumatic makes you feel so upset that it affects the way you think or behave for a very long time: · Len's slow and painful death was traumatic for the entire family.· Learning to swim was the most traumatic experience of my childhood. ADVERB► most· Until the late 1950s it was practically the only effective remedy for a most distressing disorder.· One most distressing aspect of all institutions is the lack of privacy.· On a personal level, I find this the most distressing.· One of the most distressing aspects of spinal injury is an inability to regulate bowel function.· Discussion One of the most distressing aspects for children with Crohn's disease is the effect on growth. ► very· These illnesses can be very distressing and sometimes dangerous.· It is very distressing to find out at a later date that you have made a mistake which can cost you dearly.· I find this very distressing and would like to be able to do more to ease her - but what?· He can't talk? the priest murmured: how very distressing. making you feel very upset: a distressing experience—distressingly adverb |