Disturbing definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Something that is disturbing makes you feel worried or upset. There was something about him she found disturbing. American English: disturbing /dɪˈstɜrbɪŋ/ ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'disturbing'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× disturbing (dɪstɜːʳbɪŋ ) adjective Somethingthatisdisturbingmakesyoufeelworriedorupset. Therewassomethingabouthimshefounddisturbing. Therearedisturbingreportsofkillingsatthetwocentres. Synonyms:worrying,troubling,upsetting,alarming MoreSynonymsofdisturbing disturbingly adverb[usuallyADVERBadjective,ADVERBwithverb]...thedisturbinglyhighfrequencyofviolentattacks. 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EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency disturbinginBritishEnglish (dɪˈstɜːbɪŋ ) adjectivetendingtoupsetoragitate;troubling;worrying CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsdisturbingly(disˈturbingly)adverb WordFrequency disturbinginAmericanEnglish (dɪˈstɜːrbɪŋ) adjective upsettingordisquieting;dismaying adisturbingincreaseinthecrimerate Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformsdisturbinglyadverb Wordorigin[1585–95;disturb+-ing2] Examplesof'disturbing'inasentence disturbing Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Theproductioniscontrolledanddisturbinginsimilarwaysanddealspowerfullywithloneliness.TheTimesLiterarySupplement(2011)Standinginagraveyardwasanextremelydisturbingexperience.Times,SundayTimes(2008)Interviewswithlawyersandactivistsbuildupamostdisturbingpicture.Times,SundayTimes(2011)Initsmoreextremeformsapathyismoredisturbingforothersthanforthesufferer.Knowles,JaneKnowYourOwnMind(1991)Ibegantoheardisturbingrumors.SidneySheldonTheOtherSideofMeNo,therealissueisthedisturbingmoralrelativismofourmediaandtheirlackofmoralclarityatatimeoftrialforfreedom.Times,SundayTimes(2007)Funny,yes-butdisturbingtoo.TheSun(2008)ONEofthethingsthatismostdepressinganddisturbingaboutthiswholegreenthingisthattheyseemtohavenosenseoftasteatall.Times,SundayTimes(2009) COBUILDCollocations disturbing  disturbingdream disturbingevidence disturbingfact disturbingimplications disturbingincident disturbinglackof disturbingmessage disturbingnews disturbingpattern disturbingpicture disturbingportrait disturbingquestion disturbingscene disturbingsign disturbingstory disturbingthought disturbingtrend profoundlydisturbing Showmore... Trendsof disturbing Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages disturbing BritishEnglish:disturbing ADJECTIVE/dɪˈstɜːbɪŋ/Somethingthatisdisturbingmakesyoufeelworriedorupset.Therewassomethingabouthimshefounddisturbing.AmericanEnglish:disturbing /dɪˈstɜrbɪŋ/BrazilianPortuguese:perturbador Chinese:使人不安的EuropeanSpanish:perturbador French:inquiétant German:beunruhigend Italian:inquietante Japanese:不安にさせるKorean:불안하게하는EuropeanPortuguese:perturbador LatinAmericanSpanish:perturbador Thai:ที่กวนใจ,ที่น่าหนักใจ Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically disturbing disturbedground disturbedsleep disturbedsoil disturbing disturbingaspect disturbingdream disturbingevidence AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'D' Relatedtermsof disturbing disturb disturbingfact disturbingnews disturbingsign deeplydisturbing Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofdisturbingfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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