# distressing

> English word · Adjective · IPA /dɪˈstɹɛsɪŋ/ · frequency rank #22,356

## Definitions
1. Causing distress; upsetting; distressful.

## Common misspellings (16)
`ddistressing`, `disrtessing`, `disstressing`, `disterssing`, `distresing`, `distresisng`, `distressign`, `distressingg`, `distressinng`, `distressnig`, `distrressing`, `distrsesing`, `disttressing`, `ditsressing`, `dsitressing`, `idstressing`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/distressing