distressing

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈstɹɛsɪŋ/

Adjective

distressing (comparative more distressing, superlative most distressing)

1. 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), (Epic) θυμαλγής (thumalgḗs)

• 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

1. present participle of distress