be distressing

Frequency: 8.015.2 per million words

Used to describe a state that causes anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

distressingVERB + distressing

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Examples (10)

  • The news from the war zone is deeply distressing.
  • The whole experience of losing his job was extremely distressing for him.
  • It is distressing for parents to see their child in pain.
  • Hearing about the accident can be very distressing for the survivors.
  • The upcoming trial will be emotionally distressing for everyone involved.
  • The constant noise from the construction site was quite distressing to the residents.
  • This situation has been distressing for our family for months.
  • It would be distressing to think that our efforts were all for nothing.
  • The images shown in the documentary were highly distressing.
  • Witnessing such cruelty to animals is always distressing.