The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ALARMING which also is the latest solution we found used in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2013.
Causing distress crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ALARMING | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Causing distress
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- upsetting
- distressing
- troubling
- disturbing
- pain
- put about
- disquiet
- distress
- unease
- odds
- photodiode
- disquieting
Crossword Answer definitions
ALARMING verb- To call to arms for defense
- To give (someone) notice of approaching danger
- To rouse to vigilance and action; to put on the alert.
- To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.
- To keep in excitement; to disturb.
- Causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening
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