distressing (s)
distressful (s)
disturbing (s)
perturbing (s)
troubling (s)
worrisome (s)
worrying (s)

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type s
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def causing distress or worry or anxiety
examples 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
Outgoing links
Similar to heavy
Derivationally related form distressful → distressfulness
Incoming links
Similar to heavy
Derived from adjective distressfully → distressful
Derived from adjective disturbingly → disturbing
Derived from adjective worryingly → worrying
Derivationally related form distressfulness → distressful

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