distressing

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɪˈstɹɛsɪŋ/

Adjective

distressing (comparative more distressing, superlative most distressing)

Causing distress; upsetting.
The details of the ordeal can be distressing to some readers.

Translations

causing distress; upsetting

Albanian: shqetësues (sq)
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Esperanto: angoriga
Finnish: painostava (fi), huolestuttava (fi)
German: please add this translation if you can
Greek:
Ancient: λυπηρός (lupērós)

Irish: anacrach, anróiteach
Italian: desolante (it), penoso (it), doloroso (it)
Maori: tarariki
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Russian: огорчи́тельный (ru) (ogorčítelʹnyj), печа́льный (ru) (pečálʹnyj), го́рестный (ru) (górestnyj)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

Verb

distressing

present participle of distress

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