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Synonyms for distressing

Grammar : Adj
Spell : dih-stres
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈstrɛs

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Définition of distressing

Origin :
  • late 13c., "circumstance that causes anxiety or hardship," from Old French destresse, from Vulgar Latin *districtia "restraint, affliction, narrowness, distress," from Latin districtus, past participle of distringere "draw apart, hinder," also, in Medieval Latin "compel, coerce," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + stringere "draw tight, press together" (see strain (v.)). Meaning "anguish, suffering; grief" is from c.1300.
  • adj upsetting
Example sentences :
  • There, I thought I'd reveal the distressing truth about myself while I had you at my mercy.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Certainly it's the most distressing thing that ever has occurred for me.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • If that be the case, I wish he commanded this distressing scene instead of me.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
  • Some days—and these were the most distressing of all—an opaque veil of smoke enveloped Paris.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • It is amazing to me what your relations can mean by distressing you, as they seem resolved to do.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • "It is really the most distressing circumstance," continued his master.
  • Extract from : « Gomez Arias » by Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso
  • There was the distressing instance of the Honourable Agatha Cradleigh.
  • Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • It stands the highest for its wonderful cures of the most distressing cases.
  • Extract from : « The Mayflower, January, 1905 » by Various
  • The long and distressing sickness of her mother was ended only by the grave.
  • Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848 » by Various
  • It is, to say the least, awkward and distressing to leave you alone; but what is to be done?
  • Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli

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