" distressing "

1: causing worry or anxiety;

  * e.g., " ... distressing signs that another war might be imminent "

•  Synonyms : 

•  discomforting,

•  discomposing,

•  disquieting,

•  disturbing,

•  nagging,

•  nasty,

•  perturbing,

•  troublesome,

•  troubling,

•  troublous,

•  unsettling,

•  upsetting,

•  worrisome

•  Antonyms : 

•  reassuring

2: of a kind to cause great distress;

  * e.g., " ... the distressing death of our favorite actor "

•  Synonyms : 

•  deplorable,

•  distressful,

•  grievous,

•  heartbreaking,

•  heartrending,

•  lamentable,

•  regrettable,

•  tragic,

•  unfortunate,

•  unlucky,

•  woeful

•  Antonyms : 

•  calming,

•  comfortable,

•  easy,

•  peaceful,

•  quiet,

•  quieting,

•  tranquil

3: marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings;

  * e.g., " ... the distressing habit of constantly fiddling with her hair "

•  Synonyms : 

•  agitating,

•  anxious,

•  creepy,

•  disquieting,

•  distressful,

•  disturbing,

•  fraught,

•  hairy,

•  nail-biting,

•  nerve-racking,

•  nervous,

•  restless,

•  tense,

•  uneasy,

•  unnerving,

•  unsettling,

•  worrisome

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy;

  * e.g., " ... don't let all the bad news distress you "

•  Synonyms : 

•  agitating,

•  ailing,

•  alarming,

•  bothering,

•  concerning,

•  derailing,

•  discomforting,

•  discomposing,

•  dismaying,

•  disquieting,

•  distempering,

•  distracting,

•  disturbing,

•  exercising,

•  flurrying,

•  frazzling,

•  freaking (out),

•  fussing,

•  hagriding,

•  perturbing,

•  undoing,

•  unhinging,

•  unsettling,

•  upsetting,

•  weirding out,

•  worrying

•  Antonyms : 

•  calming,

•  composing,

•  quieting,

•  settling,

•  soothing,

•  tranquilizing

1: to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy;

  * e.g., " ... don't let all the bad news distress you "

•  Synonyms : 

•  agitate,

•  ail,

•  alarm,

•  bother,

•  concern,

•  derail,

•  discomfort,

•  discompose,

•  dismay,

•  disquiet,

•  distemper,

•  distract,

•  disturb,

•  exercise,

•  flurry,

•  frazzle,

•  freak (out),

•  fuss,

•  hagride,

•  perturb,

•  undo,

•  unhinge,

•  unsettle,

•  upset,

•  weird out,

•  worry

•  Antonyms : 

•  calm,

•  compose,

•  quiet,

•  settle,

•  soothe,

•  tranquilize