Definition of Disturbing in English :

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Disturbing meaning in English

Meaning of Disturbing in English

Pronunciation of Disturbing in English

Disturbing pronunciation in English

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Disturbing

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Adjective

1. distressful, distressing, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying

causing distress or worry or anxiety

Example Sentences:
'distressing (or disturbing) news'
'lived in heroic if something distressful isolation'
'a disturbing amount of crime'
'a revelation that was most perturbing'
'a new and troubling thought'
'in a particularly worrisome predicament'
'a worrying situation'
'a worrying time'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Disturbing

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adjective
tending to upset or agitate; troubling; worrying

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Disturbing

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tr.v. dis·turbed, dis·turb·ing, dis·turbs
1. To break up or destroy the tranquility, order, or settled state of: "Subterranean fires and deep unrest disturb the whole area" (Rachel Carson).
2. To trouble emotionally or mentally; upset: It disturbed me when you left without saying goodbye.
3.
a. To interfere with; interrupt: noise that disturbed my sleep.
b. To intrude on; inconvenience: Constant calls disturbed her work.
4. Physics To alter or displace a region of (a medium) from its equilibrium state.

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