quite distressing

Frequency: 6.58.4 per million words

Indicates a moderate but significant level of distress.

distressingADVERB + distressing

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quite

Examples (10)

  • The news from the hospital was quite distressing.
  • She found the documentary about the famine quite distressing.
  • It was quite distressing to see the beautiful forest completely burned down.
  • Losing all your work right before a deadline can be quite distressing.
  • The recent policy changes have been quite distressing for many of the long-term employees.
  • Hearing the frightened animal's cries during the storm was quite distressing.
  • He admitted that the whole legal ordeal had been quite distressing.
  • For the family, cleaning out their childhood home was a quite distressing experience.
  • The film's depiction of war was realistic and therefore quite distressing to watch.
  • It's quite distressing to think about the potential long-term effects of climate change.