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View synonyms for disturbing

disturbing

[ dih-stur-bing ]

adjective

  1. upsetting or disquieting; dismaying:

    a disturbing increase in the crime rate.



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Other Words From

  • dis·turbing·ly adverb
  • nondis·turbing adjective
  • undis·turbing adjective
  • undis·turbing·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of disturbing1

First recorded in 1585–95; disturb + -ing 2

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Example Sentences

This is why arguments for little to no federal oversight of education are so disturbing.

It would almost be less disturbing if he was showing some kind of sign he was a homicidal maniac.

But this same Christmas story and message should be unsettling, even disturbing, to those of us who are well off.

You kind of just have to watch it, but be warned you may find it disturbing.

The item on federal prisoners was disturbing in a different way.

Suddenly he shot a disturbing glance at Tressan's face, and the corner of his wild-cat mustachios twitched.

They clattered through the outlying bazaar without disturbing a soul.

It becomes impossible to use the combination pedals without disturbing the stops and couplers of the Pedal department.

What might be of a disturbing nature in the old farmhouse could not, she thought, be as fearsome as the approaching tempest.

To overcome these three disturbing factors a very ingenious form of balance has been devised.

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