What is the meaning of disturbing?

verb

adjective

  • Causing distress or worry or anxiety.
    • usage: "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"
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APAWordNet. (2010). disturbing. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/disturbing/definitions/1172707
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