Hypertext Webster Gateway: "distressing"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Distressing \Dis*tress"ing\, a.
Causing distress; painful; unpleasant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Distressing \Dis*tress"ing\, adv.
In a distressing manner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed.
--2 Cor. iv.
8.
2. To compel by pain or suffering.
Men who can neither be distressed nor won into a
sacrifice of duty. --A. Hamilton.
3. (Law) To seize for debt; to distrain.
Syn: To pain; grieve; harass; trouble; perplex; afflict;
worry; annoy.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
distressing
adj 1: 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" [syn: {distressful}, {disturbing}, {perturbing},
{troubling}, {worrisome}, {worrying}]
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}]
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