distressing
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(satellite adjective) causing distress or worry or anxiety; "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" |
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Synonyms: distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying |
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(satellite adjective) very bad; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs" |
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Synonyms: deplorable, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry |
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