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Distressing vs Gruelling - What's the difference?

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Distressing is a related term of gruelling.


As adjectives the difference between distressing and gruelling

is that distressing is causing distress; upsetting while gruelling is so difficult or taxing as to make one exhausted; backbreaking.

As a verb distressing

is .

distressing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing distress; upsetting

    • Verb

    (head)

    • gruelling

    English

    Alternative forms

    * grueling

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • So difficult or taxing as to make one exhausted; backbreaking.

    • Synonyms

    * (so difficult or taxing as to make one exhausted) backbreaking, exhausting