distressingly in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for distressingly in the English»Serbian Dictionary

dis·tress·ing [dɪ'stresɪŋ] ADJ, Am dis·tress·ful ADJ

I.dis·tress [dɪ'stres] N no pl

II.dis·tress [dɪ'stres] VB trans

dis·tressed [dɪ'strest] ADJ

I.press·ing ['presɪŋ] ADJ (urgent)

II.press·ing ['presɪŋ] N

de·press·ing [dɪ'presɪŋ] ADJ

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
We found distressingly high levels of air pollution.
www.deccanherald.com
Yes, the story is corny and old-fashioned, and the casting distressingly lily-white, but visually, the movie is in some ways of the moment.
www.vulture.com
There are all manner of circumstances in which people can become trapped -- most distressingly in collapsed buildings or road traffic accidents.
theconversation.com
Distressingly, ladies have been known to break this rule.
www.stuff.co.nz
Most distressingly, nothing in the episode plays like the piece is aware of its non-canon status.
www.pastemagazine.com
Landing accidents caused by failure of the main gear to fully lock into place were distressingly common.
en.wikipedia.org
Anyone close to the process of economic research or financial markets will recognise that data errors such as the ones they made are distressingly common.
www.ft.com
And if they show distressingly low inflation -- or deflation, as last quarter's did -- then expect a 25 basis point cut.
theconversation.com
This letter was both unspeakably sad and distressingly naive.
www.huffingtonpost.com
The numbers of female students and racial minorities remain distressingly low.
theconversation.com

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