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Definition of distressing

"distressing" in the verb sense

1. straiten, distress

bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship

2. distress

cause mental pain to

"The news of her child's illness distressed the mother"

"distressing" in the adjective sense

1. distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying

causing distress or worry or anxiety

"distressing (or disturbing) news"

"lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"

"a disturbing amount of crime"

"a revelation that was most perturbing"

"a new and troubling thought"

"in a particularly worrisome predicament"

"a worrying situation"

"a worrying time"

2. deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry

bad unfortunate

"my finances were in a deplorable state"

"a lamentable decision"

"her clothes were in sad shape"

"a sorry state of affairs"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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distressing in Scrabble®

The word distressing is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters distressing:

DISTRESSING

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distressing in Words With Friends™

The word distressing is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 15

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Words within the letters of distressing

2 letter words in distressing (6 words)

en id in is it re

3 letter words in distressing (27 words)

den die dig din end ens erg ess get gin ide ids ins ire its net nit red rid rig set sin sir sit ten tie tin

4 letter words in distressing (70 words)

5 letter words in distressing (81 words)

6 letter words in distressing (70 words)

7 letter words in distressing (45 words)

8 letter words in distressing (22 words)

desiring dietings dingiest disinter dissents distress dressing editings igniters inditers insiders insisted instress nitrides residing ringside sinister stingers stingier striding stringed tidiness

9 letter words in distressing (8 words)

desisting dirtiness disinters dressings resisting rigidness ringsides stressing

11 letter words in distressing (1 word)

distressing

distressing + 1 blank (1 word)

distressings

distressing + 2 blanks (2 words)

distressingly undistressing

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Words containing the sequence distressing

Words that start with distressing (3 words)

distressing distressingly distressings

Words with distressing in them (1 word)

distressing

Words that end with distressing (3 words)

distressing predistressing undistressing

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Word Growth involving distressing

Shorter words in distressing

is distress

ess tress stress distress

re tress stress distress

in sin sing stressing

ess tress stress stressing

re tress stress stressing

Longer words containing distressing

distressingly

distressings

predistressing

undistressing