distressing
adjective
uk/dɪˈstres.ɪŋ/us/dɪˈstres.ɪŋ/(USalsodistressful)B2
upsettingorworrying:
令人苦恼的,令人担忧的Thenewsreportsabout thefaminewere very distressing.关于此次饥荒的电视报道令人不堪其忧。
Itwasdeeplydistressing for himtoseehiswifein suchpain.看到妻子如此痛苦，他万分焦急。
Synonyms
alarming
concerningformalnot standard
disturbing
troubling
worrisomeUSformalorold-fashioned
worrying
Saddening, shocking and upsetting
- affecting
- agonizingly
- arrogance
- baleful
- be cold comfortidiom
- distressingly
- dolorous
- ego trip
- egoism
- egomania
- impiously
- impiousness
- lacerating
- loftiness
- narcissism
- teary
- touching
- touchingly
- tragically
- traumatic