| ADJECTIVE | all | distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying | causing distress or worry or anxiety |
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| all | distressing, deplorable, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry | bad |
| Sounds | dihstreh'sihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | Causing distress or worry or anxiety. | |
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| Example | "distressing (or disturbing) news" | |
| Synonyms | distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying | |
| Broader | heavy | marked by great psychological weight |
| Spanish | doloroso, inquietante, lamentable, penoso, perturbador, preocupante, triste | |
| Catalan | dolorós, inquietant, lamentable, penós, preocupant, trist | |
| Meaning | bad; unfortunate. | |
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| Synonyms | deplorable, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry | |
| Broader | bad | Having undesirable or negative qualities |
| Spanish | deplorable, desolador, lamentable, lamentoso, penoso, triste | |
| Catalan | deplorable | |
| Adverbs | distressingly | unpleasantly |
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