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bɪŋ adjective
upsetting or disquieting; dismaying: a disturbing increase in the crime rate.
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disturbing (dɪˈstɜːbɪŋ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| tending to upset or agitate; troubling; worrying | |
| disturbingly | |
| —adv | |
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is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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Word Origin & History
disturb
early 13c., from L. disturbare "throw into disorder," from dis- "completely" + turbare "to disorder, disturb," from turba "turmoil." Disturbed "emotionally or mentally unstable" is from 1904. Related: Disturbing.
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