disturbing
adjectiveverbcommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//dɪsˈtɜː.bɪŋ//
- United States//dɪsˈtɝ.bɪŋ//
Causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.
adjective
- 1
Causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.
A disturbing film that tries to explore the mind of a serial killer.
His behaviour is very disturbing.
I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields, in no very mild state of fear of that gentleman's wife, whose vigilance was seldom relaxed. And thus we came by a circuitous route to Mohair, the judge occupied by his own guilty thoughts, and I by others not less disturbing.
verb
- 1
Also a form of disturbpresent participle and gerund of disturb
Forms
- comparative
- more disturbing
- superlative
- most disturbing
disturb · to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous…disturbance · The act of disturbing, being disturbed.disturbed · Showing symptoms of mental illness, severe psychosis, or…
disturbing · Causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.
ditch · A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or…Ditch · The city of Calcutta.ditched · Having a ditch