very distressing

Examples (10)

• The news of the accident was very distressing for the family.
• I found the documentary about poverty very distressing to watch.
• The patient's condition became very distressing for everyone involved.
• It's very distressing to see such suffering in the world.
• The children found their parents' divorce very distressing.
• The graphic images in the report were very distressing.
• She described the experience as very distressing and traumatic.
• The sudden loss of his job was very distressing for him.
• We received some very distressing news about our colleague.
• The witness testimony was very distressing to hear.