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Disturbing

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adj. Causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.

v. Present participle of disturb.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. causing distress or worry or anxiety

Word Usage

"A Muslim group here in Washington, D.C., now revealing what it knows about the investigation, and what it describes as a disturbing farewell video left before they headed off."

Verb Form

disturbed disturbing disturbs

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

damage act move

Cross Reference

agitate

Form

disturbance

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

discompose disquiet ruffle incommode trouble

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Herb Serb blurb curb erb

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

unpleasant frighten unsettle excite painful