distressful English

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distressful

— adjective (= distressing, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying) causing distress or worry or anxiety 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

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distressing

troubling

painful

worrying

worrisome

upsetting

unpleasant

saddening

perturbing

disturbing

bitter

worried

unsavoury

unsavory

unfortunate

uneasy

unbearable

seamy

offended

nasty

mournful

long-suffering

last-gasp last gasp

intolerable

icky

hurt

heavy

disquieting

desperate

calamitous

afflicting

abrasive