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Distressing (or weathered look) in the decorative arts is the activity of making a piece of furniture or object appear aged and older, giving it a "weathered...

Look up distress, distressed, or distressing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Distress may refer to: Distress (medicine), an aversive state in which...

land in small boats. The book, Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-Ship Essex, was published in 1821 and would inspire...

tears at your heart and brings tears to your eyes. It was overwhelmingly distressing and emotional." Romney also said he didn't know how close he was and...

sensitive boy, found the less salubrious parts of Dublin shocking and distressing, and was happier at the cottage. Lee's students often gave him books...

sensory perceptions that those suffering clinical psychoses evaluate as distressingly incongruent and inexplicable are instead interpreted by spiritual individuals...

JSTOR 41950511. Olea, Ronalyn (October 25, 2008). "Middle East is 'Most Distressing OFW Destination' – Migrant Group". Bulatlat. Archived from the original...

into the Hawaiian island of Kauai in an attempt to control rodents; distressingly, it has been found to also feed on native birds. The ashy-faced owl...

extensive as to involve the rectum and anus. This event can be especially distressing to a new mother. When this occurs, fecal incontinence develops and stool...

something—something that makes me uncomfortable, ashamed or even afraid. This is distressing because it is simply not true. ... The fact is, I'm gay, always have...

needed. Laser or cryotherapy may be considered for men who find PPPs distressing to look at or feel excessive embarrassment. Carbon dioxide laser generally...

people can sometimes recover more quickly from more distressing experiences than from less distressing ones. The hypothesized reason is that intense states...

relieve the sensation or until it feels "just right". The urge may cause a distressing sensation in the part of the body associated with the resulting tic;...

"possibly the year's most innocuous single, 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' is distressingly prosaic pop from a wimpy-sounding Texas quartet"; he added that it lacked...

creature of chaos with six legs and no face; the Qiongqi (窮奇; Qióngqí; 'distressingly strange', 'thoroughly odd'), a monstrous creature that eats people,...

"infringements on academic freedom are distressingly common and that the climate for academic freedom is distressingly poor." The newer rules have not affected...

harassment, including threats and negative rumors, and 2% had suffered distressing harassment. The 2004 I-Safe.org survey of 1,500 students between grades...

attractive by outsiders, but by the aesthetic standards of her family she is distressingly unattractive. Marilyn laments that she keeps scaring away potential...

and plot and to provide an overall creepy, unpleasant, unsettling, or distressing atmosphere. Psychological horror usually aims to create discomfort or...

specific, powerful individuals. By providing simple explanations of distressing events—the conspiracy theory in the Arab world, for example, that the...