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Discover LudwigThe phrase "distressing background" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation, context, or history that is troubling or upsetting. Example: "The documentary highlighted the distressing background of the refugees, shedding light on their struggles and hardships."
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I was still me, just minus all the distressing background noise that had played in my mind for so long.
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This background might explain why it has been immensely distressing to hear one voice amplified above others over these last few days – the voice of the rapist and murderer, Mukesh Singh, repeating the worst of these prejudices.
And a distressing solipsism..
It was distressing.
He found competition distressing.
A distressing development.
It can be distressing.
That's very distressing.
"It's distressing".
This is distressing.
Infertility is immensely distressing.
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