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dis⋅turb⋅ing

  [di-stur-bing]
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–adjective
upsetting or disquieting; dismaying: a disturbing increase in the crime rate.
Origin:
1585–95; disturb + -ing 2

Related forms:
dis⋅turb⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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dis⋅turb

  [di-sturb]
–verb (used with object)
1. to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle.
2. to interfere with; interrupt; hinder: Please do not disturb me when I'm working.
3. to interfere with the arrangement, order, or harmony of; disarrange: to disturb the papers on her desk.
4. to perplex; trouble: to be disturbed by strange behavior.
–verb (used without object)
5. to cause disturbance to someone's sleep, rest, etc.: Do not disturb.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME disto(u)rben, disturben < AF disto(u)rber, desturber < L disturbāre to demolish, upset, equiv. to dis- dis- 1 + turbāre to confuse

Related forms:
dis⋅turb⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. bother, annoy, trouble, pester.
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dis·turb   (dĭ-stûrb')   
tr.v.   dis·turbed, dis·turb·ing, dis·turbs

  1. To break up or destroy the tranquillity or settled state of: "Subterranean fires and deep unrest disturb the whole area" (Rachel Carson).

  2. To trouble emotionally or mentally; upset.

    1. To interfere with; interrupt: noise that disturbed my sleep.

    2. To intrude on; inconvenience: Constant calls disturbed her work.

  4. To put out of order; disarrange.


[Middle English distourben, from Old French destourber, from Latin disturbāre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin turbāre, to agitate (from turba, confusion, probably from Greek turbē).]
dis·turb'er n., dis·turb'ing·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

disturb 
c.1225, from L. disturbare "throw into disorder," from dis- "completely" + turbare "to disorder, disturb," from turba "turmoil." Disturbed "emotionally or mentally unstable" is from 1904.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: dis·turb
Function: transitive verb
1 : to destroy the tranquillity or composure of
2 : to throw into disorder intransitive verb : to cause disturbance—disturb the peace : to cause a disturbance
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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