Your English writing platform
Discover LudwigThe phrase "a distressing task" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a task that causes anxiety, discomfort, or emotional pain.
Example: "Completing the paperwork for the estate was a distressing task for her after the loss of her loved one."
Alternatives: "an upsetting task" or "a troubling task".
Exact(1)
Results indicated that Perceived Sleep Quality was associated with self-reported distress tolerance and increased frustration on a distressing task, after accounting for covariates.
Similar(59)
It is an emotionally distressing task.
His role is an important daily reminder that Mr Mandela's failing health is an intensely personal issue for many of those now involved in the distressing task of managing the flow of information from a Pretoria hospital bed, to a waiting world.
"Rikers High" is a distressing tale.
People who perform a cognitively demanding secondary task while recalling a distressing memory often experience the memory as less emotional, vivid, or accurate during subsequent recollections.
For the labor movement, this is a distressing development.
So when he began the arduous task of his transition before the wrangling in Florida had gotten under way, it was a distressing turn of events.
And a distressing solipsism..
A distressing development.
A distressing day.
And a distressing solipsism...
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com