English to English
adjective
- Causing distress; painful; unpleasant.
source: Webster 1913
adverb
- In a distressing manner.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- bad; unfortunate
My finances were in a deplorable state.
A lamentable decision.
Her clothes were in sad shape.
A sorry state of affairs.
source: WordNet 3.0
