Bad
Bad adjective - Having undesirable or negative qualities.
Usage example: bad luck
Distressing is a synonym for bad in severe topic. In some cases you can use "Distressing" instead an adjective "Bad", when it comes to topics like terrible, unfavourable.
Distressing
Distressing adjective - Bad; unfortunate.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Freudian Excuse: Comics have a habit of reminding Sonty Mick of distressing moments in his childhood, or bad songs he once listened to.
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Arthur asks the wizard to show him how bad he is at telling jokes; it's more painful than expected.Arthur: You told me you sucked, but it's distressing, there's nothing to laugh about.
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In the Yume Tsukai manga, the author invoke that, in Japanese culture, rainbows used to be seen as unnatural distressing phenomena at best and as bad omens as worst, and that the optimistic connotations were brought only recently.
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