distress
noun
great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
am distressing
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present progressiveof distress (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"I'm afraid that I am distressing you frightfully, and I don't see how I can make things easier."
From The Hero by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
"I am distressing you, I see," answered Miss Vyvyan; "I ought not to pain you."
From Peak's Island A Romance of Buccaneer Days by Piper, Anna W. Ford
