distressing
1Distressing — in the decorative arts is the activity of making a piece of furniture or object appear aged and older, and there are many methods to produce an appearance of age and wear. Distressing is viewed as a refinishing technique although it is the… …
2Distressing — Dis*tress ing, adv. In a distressing manner. [1913 Webster] …
3distressing — dis*tress ing (d[i^]s*tr[e^]s [i^]ng), a. Causing distress; painful; unpleasant. [1913 Webster] …
4distressing — index bleak (not favorable), cruel, deplorable, detrimental, disastrous, insufferable, irksome, lamentable …
5distressing — adj. 1) deeply distressing 2) distressing to + inf. (it is distressing to listen to the news) 3) distressing that + clause (it is distressing that nations constantly quarrel) * * * [dɪs tresɪŋ] deeply distressing distressing that + clause (it is… …
6distressing — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ find sth ▪ I found the story deeply distressing. ADVERB ▪ extremely …
7distressing — [[t]dɪstre̱sɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED If something is distressing, it upsets you or worries you. It is very distressing to see your baby attached to tubes and monitors... Tranquillizers help alleviate the distressing symptoms of anxiety. Derived words:… …
8Distressing — Distress Dis*tress , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distressing}.] [Cf. OF. destrecier. See {Distress}, n.] 1. To cause pain or anguish to; to pain; to oppress with calamity; to afflict; to harass; to make miserable. [1913… …
9distressing — dis|tress|ing [dıˈstresıŋ] adj also dis|tress|ful [dıˈstresfəl] making you feel very upset ▪ a distressing experience >distressingly adv …
10distressing — dis|tress|ing [ dı stresıŋ ] adjective making you feel extremely unhappy, worried, or upset: distressing news …
