Distressing vs. Destressing: What's the Difference?

Distressing and Destressing Definitions
Distressing
To cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to.
Destressing
Present participle of destress
Distressing
To mar or otherwise treat (an object or fabric, for example) to give the appearance of an antique or of heavy prior use.
Destressing
The process of removing stress from a material
Distressing
(Archaic) To constrain or overcome by harassment.
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Distressing
Anxiety or mental suffering.
Distressing
Bodily dysfunction or discomfort caused by disease or injury
Respiratory distress.
Distressing
Physical deterioration, as of a highway, caused by hard use over time
Pavement distress.
Distressing
The condition of being in need of immediate assistance
A motorist in distress.
Distressing
Suffering caused by poverty
Programs to relieve public distress.
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Distressing
(Law) The act of distraining or seizing goods to compel payment or other satisfaction for a debt or other duty owed; distraint.
Distressing
Causing distress; upsetting; distressful.
The details of the ordeal can be distressing to some readers.
Distressing
Present participle of distress
Distressing
Causing distress; painful; unpleasant.
Distressing
In a distressing manner.
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Distressing
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
Distressing
Bad; unfortunate;
My finances were in a deplorable state
A lamentable decision
Her clothes were in sad shape
A sorry state of affairs