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- DictionaryDis·tress·ing/dəˈstresiNG/
adjective
- 1. causing anxiety, sorrow or pain; upsetting: "some very distressing news"
distressing. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English dis‧tress‧ing /dɪˈstresɪŋ/ (also distressful /dɪˈstresfəl/) adjective making you feel very upset a distressing experience —distressingly adverb Examples from the Corpus distressing • The front page news was shocking and distressing.
a situation in which someone is in danger and needs help: an aircraft in distress. distress. verb [ T ] uk / dɪˈstres / us. to make someone feel very upset or worried: It distressed me to see how ill she looked. distressing. adjective. B2. a distressing experience.
adj. afflicted with or suffering distress: distress livestock; distress wheat. caused by or indicative of distress or hardship: distress prices; distress borrowing. v.t. to afflict with great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; trouble; worry; bother. to subject to pressure, stress, or strain;
a damsel in distress. (humorous) a woman who needs help. Definition of distress noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adj. afflicted with or suffering distress: distress livestock; distress wheat. caused by or indicative of distress or hardship: distress prices; distress borrowing. v.t. to afflict with great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; trouble; worry; bother. to subject to pressure, stress, or strain;
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English dis‧tress1 /dɪˈstres/ noun [ uncountable] 1 a feeling of extreme unhappiness Luke’s behaviour caused his parents great distress. in distress The girl was crying and clearly in distress. 2 suffering and problems caused by a lack of money, food etc acute financial distress in distress charities t...
Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English. Definition of distress verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
