distressing 音标拼音: [dɪstr'ɛsɪŋ]
a . 使痛苦的,使烦恼的,悲伤的
使痛苦的,使烦恼的,悲伤的
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 "
[
synonym : {
distressing }, {
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 " [
synonym : {
deplorable }, {
distressing },
{
lamentable }, {
pitiful }, {
sad }, {
sorry }]
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
We are troubled on every side ,
yet not distressed .
--
2 Cor .
iv .
8 .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
To compel by pain or suffering .
[
1913 Webster ]
Men who can neither be distressed nor won into a sacrifice of duty . --
A .
Hamilton .
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1913 Webster ]
3 . (
Law )
To seize for debt ;
to distrain .
Syn :
To pain ;
grieve ;
harass ;
trouble ;
perplex ;
afflict ;
worry ;
annoy .
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1913 Webster ]
distressing \
dis *
tress "
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d [
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s *
tr [
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ng ),
a .
Causing distress ;
painful ;
unpleasant .
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1913 Webster ]
Distressing \
Dis *
tress "
ing \,
adv .
In a distressing manner .
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1913 Webster ]
118 Moby Thesaurus words for "
distressing ":
acute ,
affecting ,
afflictive ,
agonizing ,
annoying ,
atrocious ,
baleful ,
baneful ,
biting ,
bitter ,
bleak ,
bothersome ,
calamitous ,
chafing ,
cheerless ,
comfortless ,
corroding ,
corrosive ,
corrupting ,
corruptive ,
counterproductive ,
cramping ,
cruel ,
damaging ,
deadly ,
deleterious ,
deplorable ,
depressing ,
depressive ,
detrimental ,
dire ,
disadvantageous ,
discomforting ,
dismal ,
dismaying ,
disquieting ,
disserviceable ,
distressful ,
disturbing ,
dolorific ,
dolorogenic ,
dolorous ,
dreary ,
excruciating ,
fretting ,
gnawing ,
grave ,
grievous ,
griping ,
harassing ,
hard ,
harmful ,
harrowing ,
harsh ,
heartbreaking ,
hurtful ,
hurting ,
injurious ,
joyless ,
lamentable ,
lethal ,
malefic ,
malevolent ,
malign ,
malignant ,
mischievous ,
mournful ,
moving ,
noisome ,
noxious ,
ominous ,
painful ,
paroxysmal ,
pathetic ,
pernicious ,
piercing ,
piteous ,
pitiable ,
plaguing ,
poignant ,
poisonous ,
prejudicial ,
pungent ,
racking ,
regrettable ,
rueful ,
sad ,
saddening ,
scatheful ,
severe ,
sharp ,
shooting ,
sore ,
sorrowful ,
spasmatic ,
spasmic ,
spasmodic ,
stabbing ,
stinging ,
tormenting ,
torturous ,
touching ,
toxic ,
troublesome ,
uncomfortable ,
unfortunate ,
upsetting ,
venenate ,
veneniferous ,
venenous ,
venomous ,
vicious ,
virulent ,
woebegone ,
woeful ,
worrisome ,
worrying ,
wretched
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