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distressful
lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
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distressing
[dɪ'strɛsɪŋ]
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disturbing
[dɪ'stɝbɪŋ]
distressing (or disturbing) news
a disturbing amount of crime
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perturbing
[pɝ'tɝbɪŋ]
a revelation that was most perturbing
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troubling
['trəbəɫɪŋ]
a new and troubling thought
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worrisome
['wɝisəm]
in a particularly worrisome predicament
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worrying
['wɝiɪŋ]
a worrying situation
a worrying time