Distressing synonyms
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Part of speech:
That makes one troubled or uneasy; disquieting or distressing.
The definition of distressful is something that causes pain, unhappiness, anxiety or fear.
unpleasant (related)
depressing (related)
The definition of troublesome is someone or something that causes problems or that is annoying or difficult.
To afflict with pain or discomfort:
Causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.
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Wretched; bad:
Causing persistent mild pain, or annoyance.
causing distress or worry or anxiety
To cause (the stomach) to feel ill.
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To inflict wounds or a wound on.
To have or cause pain
To have or produce a feeling of physical pain or discomfort:
(Archaic) To harm; injure
To distress; afflict.
painful (related)
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The definition of dreadful is terrible, shocking or very disturbing.
Inclined to feel anxiety or apprehension; timid; nervous.
Causing grief, pain, or anguish:
Physically painful:
The definition of woeful is something really bad or pathetic, or something characterized by sorrow or misery.
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Radically reconfiguring a particular field of business, as by implementing new technologies or a more competitive business model:
Causing trouble; troublesome.
happy (related)
Experiencing the effect of favourable fortune; having the feeling arising from the consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, as peace, tranquillity, comfort; contented; joyous.
pain (related)
Troubling to the mind or emotions
The definition of lamentable is something to view with regret or pity.
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The definition of pitiful is a person of thing for which one feels sorry.
To bring into difficulties; cause to be in distress or want
To annoy, harass, or tease
To confuse or trouble with uncertainty or doubt.
To be in need
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To trouble, worry, or torment, as with cares, debts, repeated questions or demands, etc.
To discomfort is defined as to make someone feel uncomfortable or to cause slight pain.
To constrain is to impose limitations or restrictions on someone or something, or to force yourself or someone else to act in a certain way.
(Intransitive) To do something to upset or anger someone; to be troublesome.
To cause pain or suffering to; distress very much
To cause physical harm to; hurt:
To cause anxiety or uneasiness in:
To worry or be worried
The definition of ail is to feel sick or have pain.
helping (antonym)
To refrain from; avoid or resist. Used with can or cannot:
calming (antonym)
To calm means to soothe and pacify someone to make him free of stress, or to become free of stress yourself.
bothering (related)
To worry or trouble, esp. with petty annoyances; harass, pester, etc.
traumatic (related)
stressful (related)
debilitating (related)
frustrating (related)
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That causes physical or mental pain
The definition of intrusive is someone or something that invades personal space, that becomes too involved or that comes too close without being invited.
comforting (antonym)
(Law) To help; aid
embarrassing (related)
hurtful (related)
Find another word for distressing. In this page you can discover 68 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for distressing, like: unsettling, distressful, unpleasant, depressing, troublesome, troubling, disturbing, sorrowing, deplorable, nagging and suffering.