distressing
/dɪˈstresɪŋ/adjective
उच्चारण डिस्ट्रेसिंग
दुखद, कष्टदायक, व्यथित करने वाला
Core word
- 1
making you feel extremely upset, especially because of somebody's suffering
दुखद, कष्टदायक, व्यथित करने वाला
- The news of the accident was deeply distressing.
- Some scenes in the film may be distressing to young viewers.
- It is distressing to see so many people lose their homes in the flood.
+ 2 more examples
- The doctor gave the distressing news as gently as possible.
- The pictures of the cyclone were too distressing for children.
Synonyms upsetting disturbing painful harrowing
Opposite comforting reassuring
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
distressing + noun
Before a noun it describes news, sights, events or experiences that cause great sadness or worry.
संज्ञा से पहले यह उन समाचारों, दृश्यों या अनुभवों का वर्णन करता है जो गहरा दुख या चिंता देते हैं।
- It was a distressing sight to see the flooded village.
- The family received distressing news.
It is distressing + to-infinitive / that-clause
Use it to describe how upsetting an action or a fact is.
किसी कार्य या तथ्य के कितना कष्टदायक होने को बताने के लिए इसका प्रयोग होता है।
- It is distressing to see children begging.
- It is distressing that so many students drop out.
find sth distressing
With find, the person who is upset becomes the subject.
'find' के साथ दुखी होने वाला व्यक्ति subject बनता है।
- Many viewers found the film distressing.
distressing vs distressed
-ing describes the cause of distress; -ed describes the person who feels it.
-ing कष्ट के कारण को बताता है; -ed कष्ट अनुभव करने वाले व्यक्ति को।
- The distressing report left the family distressed.
+Collocations 5
distressing + noun
newssightexperiencescenememoryimages
- The images of the disaster were distressing.
adverb + distressing
deeplyextremelyparticularlyveryrather
- It was deeply distressing to read the report.
find / be + distressing
find itprovebebecome
- She found the accident scene distressing.
distressing + for
for the familyfor the childfor the patientfor everyone
- The long wait was distressing for the patient.
distressing + topic
povertyhungerwaraccidentscruelty
- The film shows distressing scenes of poverty and hunger.
“More examples 6
- The farmer's death was distressing news for the whole village.
किसान की मृत्यु पूरे गाँव के लिए दुखद समाचार थी।
- Radhika found the documentary on drought distressing but important.
राधिका को सूखे पर बनी documentary कष्टदायक लगी, पर महत्त्वपूर्ण भी।
- It is distressing to see old people waiting in the sun for their pension.
बुज़ुर्गों को धूप में पेंशन के लिए प्रतीक्षा करते देखना कष्टदायक है।
- The hospital staff dealt calmly with distressing situations.
अस्पताल के कर्मचारियों ने कष्टदायक परिस्थितियों को शांति से सँभाला।
- The children were shielded from the distressing scenes.
बच्चों को कष्टदायक दृश्यों से बचाकर रखा गया।
- It was distressing for Radhika to see her friend fail the exam.
राधिका के लिए अपनी सहेली को परीक्षा में असफल होते देखना कष्टदायक था।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I was very distressing to see the accident.
✓ I was very distressed to see the accident.
A person who feels upset is distressed; the event is distressing.
दुखी होने वाला व्यक्ति 'distressed' होता है; घटना 'distressing' होती है।
✗ The news was distressed.
✓ The news was distressing.
News causes the feeling, so use -ing.
समाचार कष्ट का कारण है, इसलिए -ing रूप आता है।