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distressing

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(dis-tress-ing) 3 syllables

Definition

adjective. causing anxiety or sorrow.

Example Sentence

Her broken arm was distressing.

More Example Sentences

She found the movie very distressing.

Synonyms

upsetting; troubling; worrying

Antonyms

comforting; calming; soothing

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Rhymes

  • blaesing
  • blessing
  • dressing
  • guessing
  • hessing
  • lessing
  • messing
  • pressing
  • stressing

  • addressing
  • assessing
  • caressing
  • compressing
  • confessing
  • depressing
  • digressing
  • distressing
  • expressing
  • impressing
  • obsessing
  • oppressing
  • possessing
  • professing
  • progressing
  • recessing
  • redressing
  • repressing
  • suppressing

  • acquiescing
  • coalescing
  • reassessing
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