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disturbing

[ dih-stur-bing ]
/ dÉȘˈstɜr bÉȘƋ /
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adjective
upsetting or disquieting; dismaying: a disturbing increase in the crime rate.
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Origin of disturbing

First recorded in 1585–95; disturb + -ing2

OTHER WORDS FROM disturbing

dis·turb·ing·ly, adverbnon·dis·turb·ing, adjectiveun·dis·turb·ing, adjectiveun·dis·turb·ing·ly, adverb
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How to use disturbing in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for disturbing

disturbing
/ (dÉȘˈstɜːbÉȘƋ) /

adjective
tending to upset or agitate; troubling; worrying

Derived forms of disturbing

disturbingly, adverb
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