Distressing

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• Distressing — in the decorative arts is the activity of making a piece of furniture or object appear aged and older, and there are many methods to produce an appearance of age and wear. Distressing is viewed as a refinishing technique although it is the… …   Wikipedia

• Distressing — Dis*tress ing, adv. In a distressing manner. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• distressing — dis*tress ing (d[i^]s*tr[e^]s [i^]ng), a. Causing distress; painful; unpleasant. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• distressing — index bleak (not favorable), cruel, deplorable, detrimental, disastrous, insufferable, irksome, lamentable …   Law dictionary

• distressing — adj. 1) deeply distressing 2) distressing to + inf. (it is distressing to listen to the news) 3) distressing that + clause (it is distressing that nations constantly quarrel) * * * [dɪs tresɪŋ] deeply distressing distressing that + clause (it is… …   Combinatory dictionary

• distressing — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ find sth ▪ I found the story deeply distressing. ADVERB ▪ extremely …   Collocations dictionary

• distressing — [[t]dɪstre̱sɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED If something is distressing, it upsets you or worries you. It is very distressing to see your baby attached to tubes and monitors... Tranquillizers help alleviate the distressing symptoms of anxiety. Derived words:… …   English dictionary

• Distressing — Distress Dis*tress , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distressing}.] [Cf. OF. destrecier. See {Distress}, n.] 1. To cause pain or anguish to; to pain; to oppress with calamity; to afflict; to harass; to make miserable. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• distressing — dis|tress|ing [dıˈstresıŋ] adj also dis|tress|ful [dıˈstresfəl] making you feel very upset ▪ a distressing experience >distressingly adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• distressing — dis|tress|ing [ dı stresıŋ ] adjective making you feel extremely unhappy, worried, or upset: distressing news …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• distressing — also distressful adjective making you feel extremely upset and anxious: a distressing experience distressingly adverb distribute, verb (T) 1 to give something such as food, medicine, books etc to a large group of people, especially in a planned… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English