distressing

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

adjective

1. causing distress or worry or anxiety (Freq. 3)
- distressing (or disturbing) news
- lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
- a disturbing amount of crime
- a revelation that was most perturbing
- a new and troubling thought
- in a particularly worrisome predicament
- a worrying situation
- a worrying time
• Syn:
distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying
• Similar to:
heavy
• Derivationally related forms:
distressfulness (for: distressful)
2. bad;
unfortunate
- my finances were in a deplorable state
- a lamentable decision
- her clothes were in sad shape
- a sorry state of affairs
• Syn:
deplorable, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry
• Similar to:
bad
• Derivationally related forms:
sorriness (for: sorry), sadness (for: sad), lament (for: lamentable)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  deplorable, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying