English-Finnish translations for distressing

• ahdistava
  Kysymys kadonneista lapsista on ahdistava. The issue of missing children is a distressing one.
  Ahdistava ilmapiiri.
• huolestuttava
  Arvoisa puhemies, tämä on todella huolestuttava asia. Mr President, this is a truly distressing affair.
  Se on hieman huolestuttava ja aion tutkia tätä asiaa. It is a little distressing and I intend to pursue the matter.
  Tämä on erittäin vakava ja huolestuttava tilanne, joka ei ole kenenkään eduksi. It is a very serious and distressing situation which does nobody any great credit.
• painostava

Definition of distressing

• Causing distress; upsetting

Examples

• The details of the ordeal can be distressing to some readers

Related words

• distress
• distressed
• distressedly
• distressful
• distressingly
• distressfully
• distress signal
• distress at sea
• damsel in distress