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Definition of distressingly adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

distressingly

adverb
 
/dɪˈstresɪŋli/
 
/dɪˈstresɪŋli/
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  1. in a way that makes you feel extremely upset, especially because somebody is suffering
    • A failure to recognize depression is distressingly common.
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