DISTRESSING Synonyms
There are 16 hypernyms of the word distressing. (close relations)
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| agonizing | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • extremely painful | ||||||
| alarming | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • frightening because of an awareness of danger | ||||||
| grim | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty • shockingly repellent; inspiring horror • harshly ironic or sinister • harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance • filled with melancholy and despondency • causing dejection | ||||||
| harrowing | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • extremely painful | ||||||
| perturbing | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • causing distress or worry or anxiety | ||||||
| troubling | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • causing distress or worry or anxiety | ||||||
| upsetting | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • causing an emotional disturbance | ||||||
| worrisome | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not reassuring; tending to cause anxiety adjective satellite • causing distress or worry or anxiety | ||||||
| anguishing | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • extreme mental distress • extreme distress of body or mind verb • suffer great pains or distress • cause emotional anguish or make miserable | ||||||
| discomforting | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • the state of being tense and feeling pain • an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress | ||||||
| saddening | adjectiveadj | |||||
verb • make unhappy • come to feel sad | ||||||
| tormenting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • unbearable physical pain • extreme mental distress • intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain • a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented • a severe affliction • the act of harassing someone verb • torment emotionally or mentally • treat cruelly • subject to torture | ||||||
| unsettling | adjectiveadj | |||||
verb • disturb the composure of | ||||||
| age | nounn | |||||
noun • how long something has existed • an era of history having some distinctive feature • a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises • a prolonged period of time • a late time of life verb • begin to seem older; get older • grow old or older • make older | ||||||
| anguish | nounn | |||||
noun • extreme mental distress • extreme distress of body or mind verb • suffer great pains or distress • cause emotional anguish or make miserable | ||||||
| antique | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • an elderly man • any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity adjective satellite • made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age • out of fashion • belonging to or lasting from times long ago verb • shop for antiques • give an antique appearance to | ||||||
| distrain | verbv | |||||
verb • levy a distress on • confiscate by distress • legally take something in place of a debt payment | ||||||
| harrow | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil verb • draw a harrow over (land) | ||||||
| martyr | nounn | |||||
noun • one who suffers for the sake of principle • one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion verb • kill as a martyr • torture and torment like a martyr | ||||||
| patinate | verbv | |||||
verb • coat with a patina | ||||||
