distressing
distressing is a 11-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Distress. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- present participle. of Distress
- adjective. Causing distress; painful; unpleasant.
- adverb. In a distressing manner.
- adjective. bad; unfortunate
"my finances were in a deplorable state"
"a lamentable decision"
- adjective. causing distress or worry or anxiety
"distressing (or disturbing) news"
"lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"
Synonyms
deplorable, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying
Common word forms
distress, distressingly, distressingness
Words from these letters
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