distressing
苦恼,忧虑,困扰,忧伤
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Definitions
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- : great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble: distress over his mother's illness.
- : a state of extreme necessity or misfortune: After the stock market crash, he found himself in great financial distress.
- : the state of a ship or airplane requiring immediate assistance, as when on fire in transit.
- : that which causes pain, suffering, trouble, danger, etc.: His willful disobedience was a distress to his parents.
- : liability or exposure to pain, suffering, trouble, etc.; danger: a damsel in distress.
- : Law. the legal seizure and detention of the goods of another as security or satisfaction for debt, etc.; the act of distraining.the thing seized in distraining.
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- : afflicted with or suffering distress: distress livestock; distress wheat.
- : caused by or indicative of distress or hardship: distress prices; distress borrowing.
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It’s also easy to anthropomorphize and misinterpret actions as gestures of joy that are actually signs of distress or just indifference.
Covid-19—and its corollaries of uncertainty, isolation, and financial distress— is a mix of high-risk factors for developing a substance abuse disorder, or relapsing.
In response, lawmakers called a hearing two months later, during which doctors and other experts testified that children suffered emotional and mental distress during the weeks or months their release was delayed.
Under the radar, a new class of dangerous debt — climate-distressed mortgage loans — might already be threatening the financial system.
We became officers because we wanted to help people in distress, make a difference in our communities and simply serve and protect.
The girls send a cry for help…the situation of these girls is distressing.
In one of the most distressing events of the year, nerd entitlement hit 100.
The health care workers, too, face “distressing” conditions.
The current lack of available Simpsons clips online is distressing.
Many Orange is the New Black fans found this scene to be particularly distressing.
“This is a distressing predicament for these young people,” thought Mr. Pickwick, as he dressed himself next morning.
The fate of the royal family after this defeat was extremely singular and distressing.