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It's estimated that across Africa 100 elephants are killed for their tusks every day. It takes nothing more than simple math to get to what that adds up to in a year, and it's a distressing figure.
Graydon Carter

Meaning of "distressing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISTRESSING

distressing  [dɪsˈtrɛsɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISTRESSING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Distressing is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DISTRESSING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

distressing

Distressing

Distressing in the decorative arts is the activity of making a piece of furniture or object appear aged and older, giving it a "weathered look," and there are many methods to produce an appearance of age and wear. Distressing is viewed as a refinishing technique although it is the opposite of finishing in a traditional sense. In distressing, the object's finish is intentionally destroyed or manipulated to look less than perfect, such as with sandpaper or paint stripper. For example, the artisan often removes some but not all of the paint, leaving proof of several layers of paint speckled over wood grain underneath. This becomes the "finished" piece. Distressing has become a popular design style and decorative art form. The artisan attempts a rustic, attractive, one-of-a-kind appearance or vintage look. The final appearance is often called the patina. Distressing can be applied to a variety of surfaces and materials such as wood, glass, metal, plastic, stone, concrete, plaster, and paint. Solid pine furniture in particular is one of the most ideal furniture types to apply distressing to. The Shabby chic style has made both distressing and antiquing popular.

Definition of distressing in the English dictionary

The definition of distressing in the dictionary is causing turmoil, anxiety, or distress.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISTRESSING


blessing
ˈblɛsɪŋ
coprocessing
ˌkəʊˈprəʊsɛsɪŋ
data-processing
ˌdeɪtəˈprəʊsɛsɪŋ
depressing
dɪˈprɛsɪŋ
dressing
ˈdrɛsɪŋ
hairdressing
ˈhɛədrɛsɪŋ
Lessing
ˈlɛsɪŋ
prepossessing
ˌpriːpəˈzɛsɪŋ
pressing
ˈprɛsɪŋ
processing
ˈprəʊsɛsɪŋ
reprocessing
riːˈprəʊsɛsɪŋ
teleprocessing
ˌtɛlɪˈprəʊsɛsɪŋ
unprepossessing
ˌʌnpriːpəˈzɛsɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISTRESSING

distress
distress call
distress merchandise
distress rocket
distress sale
distress signal
distressed
distresser
distressful
distressfully
distressingly
distribuend
distributable
distributaries
distributary
distribute
distributed
distributed array processor
distributed logic
distributed practice

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISTRESSING

addressing
advertising
crossing
data processing
embarrassing
focussing
food processing
harassing
hissing
image processing
in passing
information processing
missing
mixed blessing
on-line data processing
passing
salad dressing
surpassing
text processing
waitressing
word processing

Synonyms and antonyms of distressing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISTRESSING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «distressing» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of distressing

Translation of «distressing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISTRESSING

Find out the translation of distressing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of distressing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «distressing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

令人痛心
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

angustiante
570 millions of speakers

English

distressing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चिंताजनक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

محزن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тревогу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

angustiante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

distressfully
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pénible
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sedih
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

peinlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悲惨な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비참한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sedhih banget
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đau buồn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

distressfully
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दु: खकारकपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

üzücü bir şekilde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

doloroso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przykre
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тривогу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dureros
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θλιβερό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontstellend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

distressing
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

distressing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of distressing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISTRESSING»

The term «distressing» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.570 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISTRESSING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about distressing

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10 QUOTES WITH «DISTRESSING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word distressing.
1
Aimee Bender
Writing can be a frightening, distressing business, and whatever kind of structure or buffer is available can help a lot.
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Elliott Carter
That was one of the big problems when I was at Harvard studying music. We had to write choral pieces in the style of Brahms or Mendelssohn, which was distressing because in the end you realized how good Brahms is, and how bad you are.
3
Graydon Carter
It's estimated that across Africa 100 elephants are killed for their tusks every day. It takes nothing more than simple math to get to what that adds up to in a year, and it's a distressing figure.
4
Leslie Charteris
For there is a price ticket on everything that puts a whizz into life, and adventure follows the rule. It's distressing, but there you are.
5
Morris Raphael Cohen
Lastly, literature and philosophy both allow past idols to be resurrected with a frequency which would be truly distressing to a sober scientist.
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Morris Raphael Cohen
Literature and philosophy both allow past idols to be resurrected with a frequency which would be truly distressing to a sober scientist.
7
John Conyers
It is distressing to me that we live in an age in which we still must fight to protect our civil rights as Americans, in which a hate crime perpetrated against someone based their sexual orientation can go unpunished, and in which discrimination is being written into our laws.
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Geoffrey Fisher
The long and distressing controversy over capital punishment is very unfair to anyone meditating murder.
9
Horton Foote
I've redone plays of mine and made changes. A play is a living thing, and I'd never say I wouldn't rewrite years later. Tennessee Williams did that all the time, and it's distressing, because I'd like the play to be out there in its finished form.
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Sigmund Freud
What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISTRESSING»

Discover the use of distressing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to distressing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Overcoming Distressing Voices
Voice hearing or 'auditory hallucinations' is more common than might be expected, affecting 2 - 4 percent of us.
David Kingdon, Mark Hayward, Clara Strauss, 2013
2
Person-Based Cognitive Therapy for Distressing Psychosis
This book provides a practical framework for using a person based cognitive therapy approach for addressing the range of problems experienced by people with psychosis.
Paul Chadwick, 2006
3
Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing ...
On 20 November 1820 the "Essex" was rammed by a sperm whale and sank in mid-Pacific. this book contains first mate's Owen Chase's original 1821 narrative, as well as two others written by the captain and a shipmate of the "Essex".
Owen Chase, 2000
4
The Distressing Days of the Judges
The book consists of two parts: the first considers questions of a general nature.
Leon J. Wood, 1998
5
Paint Magic
Distressing has been the most popular finish over the past decade for all painted furniture or units, kitchens in particular, as shown here. It lends an aura of age, use and 'lived with' charm to characterless modern materials, like MDF or cheap ...
Jocasta Innes, 2004
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The Distressing Damsel
But this one tiny woman with her many secrets and her annoying habit of referring to him as "arrogant" has turned his simple dragon life upside down. WARNING: This story contains explicit monogamous sex and graphic violence!
Shelly Laurenston, 2006
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Positive Psychology: The Science of Happiness and Human ...
Adaptive but distressing emotions As a species we have evolved in such a way that we are designed to have certain distressing emotions such as anxiety, depression, jealousy or anger in certain circumstances because these reactions were ...
Alan Carr, 2004
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Reactions to Distressing Events During Emotional Imagery in ...
The current study utilized an experimental design to investigate the influences of experimentally induced distress from personal and non-personal events in college students reporting high and low levels of experiential avoidance.
Scott M. Pickett, 2008
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e-Study Guide for: Person Based Cognitive Therapy for ...
Never Highlight a Book Again! Just the FACTS101 study guides give the student the textbook outlines, highlights, practice quizzes and optional access to the full practice tests for their textbook.
Cram101 Textbook Reviews, 2014
10
A Practical Guide to Greener Theatre: Introduce ...
Introduce Sustainability Into Your Productions Ellen E. Jones. Nothing sells the authenticity of a costume design better than distressing. Distressing, or the act of making clothing appear used, worn, or ...
Ellen E. Jones, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISTRESSING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term distressing is used in the context of the following news items.
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Man who assaulted 80-year-old father walks free
... for the first time in your life, which I have no doubt was a fairly shocking and distressing experience, I will admonish you on these charges.” ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jul 15»
2
Apple Watch US demand tumbles to distressing levels in June
Already reported as somewhat underwhelming back in May, the American sales of the “iWatch” have further dropped into serious ... «VR-Zone, Jul 15»
3
Distressing scenes as Boko Haram attacks restaurant and mosque
Distressing scenes in the aftermath of the Boko Haram attacks on a restaurant and mosque as volunteers work to help save the people caught ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
Opera, sexual violence, and the art of telling terrible tales
By comparison, when similarly distressing scenes occurs in a film or theatre they generally raise much less critical attention, let alone backlash ... «The Conversation AU, Jul 15»
5
South Sudan: Distressing humanitarian situation in Upper Nile as …
Following a shooting incident in Malakal, Upper Nile state on 01 July 2015, directed at the Protection of Civilians (PoC) site Médecins Sans ... «Médecins Sans Frontières International, Jul 15»
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Jordan Campbell: Jury hears distressing account of injuries suffered …
Details of the horrific injuries suffered by murdered teenager Jordan Campbell were presented to the jury today. The 17-year-old was found ... «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»
7
Stress Hormone May Prolong Distressing Memories
The hormone appears to influence initial memory formation and also affects subsequent memory reconsolidation that occurs when people look ... «PsychCentral.com, Jul 15»
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Mother shares distressing warning on Facebook: 'Don't let your kids …
Mother shares distressing warning on Facebook: 'Don't let your kids use metal playground equipment'. Mother shares distressing warning on ... «Closer, Jul 15»
9
Brother-in-law's actions distressing to woman
Dear Annie: I am gay. Two years ago, my partner of 34 years told me that my brother-in-law had touched her breasts inappropriately. I didn't ... «Hutchinson News, Jul 15»
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UK: Royal Opera defends 'distressing' rape scene after boos
LONDON (AP) — Britain's Royal Opera says it's sorry for causing distress but the show will go on after a rape scene in “Guillaume Tell” sparked ... «WTOP, Jun 15»

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