Hyphenation of distressing

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word distressing? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

dis-tress-ing

Definitions of distressing:

1.	Causing distress or worry or anxiety Distressing (or disturbing) news Lived in heroic if something distressful isolation A disturbing amount of crime A revelation that was most perturbing A new and troubling thought In a particularly worrisome predicament A worrying situation A worrying time
2.	Bad Unfortunate My finances were in a deplorable state A lamentable decision Her clothes were in sad shape A sorry state of affairs

Synonyms of distressing:

adj	distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying, heavy
adj	deplorable, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry, bad

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.