distressingly in English
adverb
upsettingly, troublingly, painfully
Use "distressingly" in a sentence
1. The American Association of University Professors has claimed that "infringements on academic freedom are distressingly common and that the climate for academic freedom is distressingly poor."
2. Synonyms for Chillingly include painfully, sadly, distressingly, woefully, agonisingly, agonizingly, alarmingly, unfortunately, upsettingly and worryingly
3. Synonyms for Alarmingly include painfully, sadly, distressingly, woefully, agonisingly, agonizingly, unfortunately, upsettingly, worryingly and chillingly
4. Synonyms for nail-Bitingly include disturbingly, disquietingly, tensely, unsettlingly, uneasily, distressingly, anxiously, worrisomely, hairily and distressfully
5. Progress is distressingly slow on the United Nations’ goal of halving the number of hungry people by 2015.
6. Abominably acerbically Acerbly acidly acridly acrimoniously agonizingly awfully baldly balefully bitingly blatantly brashly caustically confoundedly corrodingly corrosively cruelly cuttingly damnably deadly deathly deucedly distressingly dolorously dreadfully egregiously excessively excruciatingly exorbitantly extravagantly flagrantly frightfully