Found 3 items, similar to Distressing.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: distressing
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: distressing
distressing
adj 1: causing distress or worry or anxiety;
“distressing (or
disturbing) news”;
“lived in heroic if something
distressful isolation”;
“a disturbing amount of
crime”;
“a revelation that was most perturbing”;
“a
new and troubling thought”;
“in a particularly
worrisome predicament”;
“a worrying situation”;
“a
worrying time” [syn:
distressful,
disturbing,
perturbing,
troubling,
worrisome,
worrying]
2: bad; unfortunate;
“my finances were in a deplorable state”;
“a lamentable decision”;
“her clothes were in sad shape”;
“a sorry state of affairs” [syn:
deplorable,
lamentable,
pitiful,
sad,
sorry]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Distressing
Distressing
\Dis*tress"ing\, adv.
In a distressing manner.
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Distress
\Dis*tress"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Distressed; p. pr.
& vb. n.
Distressing.] [Cf. OF. destrecier. See
Distress,
n.]
1. To cause pain or anguish to; to pain; to oppress with
calamity; to afflict; to harass; to make miserable.
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We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed.
--2 Cor. iv.
8.
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2. To compel by pain or suffering.
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Men who can neither be distressed nor won into a
sacrifice of duty. --A. Hamilton.
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3. (Law) To seize for debt; to distrain.
Syn: To pain; grieve; harass; trouble; perplex; afflict;
worry; annoy.
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