Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

distressing

/(dĭs*trĕs"ĭng)/ · dis·tress·ing · IPA /dɪˈstɹɛsɪŋ/

01 a. Causing distress; painful; unpleasant.

1.
Causing distress; painful; unpleasant.

02 adv. In a distressing manner.

1.
In a distressing manner.