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"distressing environment" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use this phrase to refer to a situation that is emotionally or mentally stressful, such as an atmosphere that is filled with tension or anxiety. For example, "The distressing environment of the office was making it difficult for him to concentrate."
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Across the country, two-thirds of these people were taken to hospital but a third were taken to police cells – an inappropriate, confusing and distressing environment for someone experiencing a mental health crisis.
It was a distressing environment.
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Watch out for overstimulating or distressing environments.
It was really very distressing".
But thanks a lot for the Marshall Plan, for swivel chairs, for Cheerios, for hip-hop music, for gay marriage, for Faulkner, and for creating an environment distressing enough for people to go mad and become great writers/singers/etc.
Consequently it has been ranked as one of the most noticed pharmaceuticals in the environment, having distressing concentrations up to microgram per litre in water.
Family members also actively intervened to protect young adults from distressing items in their environment, such as negative media representations.
A distressing side effect of this environment are the number of more experienced teachers who appear ready to discourage our new colleagues from either entering the field altogether or from bothering to have hope on the job.
"Schools nationwide are hostile environments for a distressing number of LGBT students, the overwhelming majority of whom routinely hear anti-LGBT language and experience victimization and discrimination at school.
Admitting an individual to a clinical environment involuntarily can be distressing for all involved.
Natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods have distressing effects on human lives, economy and environment particularly in the developing countries due to their high population and lack of infrastructure.
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