distressing

adjectiveB2 · Upper-intermediate

Making you feel very upset and worried.

Meaning of «distressing»

adjective

making you feel very upset and worried

It was a distressing story about a lost child.

Translation

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«distressing» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

making you feel worried or upset

upsettingmakes you feel sad or angryThe news was very upsetting.

worryingmakes you anxious about what may happenIt is worrying that he has not called.

disturbingshocking in a way that stays in your mindThe film has some disturbing scenes.

distressingcauses strong pain or unhappinessIt was distressing to see the sick dog.

Word family

distress B2 · noundistressed B2 · adjectivedistressing B2 · adjective

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