DISTRESSING Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 360 solutions for 'DISTRESSING' with 3 to 17 letters.
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The clue "distressing" last appeared in the The Guardian Quick crossword on September 28, 2019. The correct answer for this puzzle is "PAINFUL", a 7-letter word.

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DISTRESSING with 3 letters

Top answer for DISTRESSING crossword clue from newspapers

PAINFUL

Definition of distressing

  • causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"

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Solution PAINFUL is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution PAINFUL is 7 letters long. We have 55 further solutions of the same word length.

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There are 360 solutions. The longest is COUNTERPRODUCTIVE with 17 letters, and the shortest is BAD with 3 letters.

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