DISTRESSING
Scrabble letter values: D2I1S1T1R1E1S1S1I1N1G2 = 13
Definition
- adjective causing distress or worry or anxiety. — synonyms: distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying
- adjective bad. — synonyms: deplorable, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry
Examples
- “distressing (or disturbing) news”
- “lived in heroic if something distressful isolation”
- “a disturbing amount of crime”