Disturbing - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dɪˈstɜːrbɪŋ|  American pronunciation of the word disturbing
Brit.  |dɪˈstɜːbɪŋ|  British pronunciation of the word disturbing
- this word is used as a present participle form of the verb 'to be'to disturb

adjective

- causing distress or worry or anxiety (syn: distressful, distressing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying)
distressing (or disturbing) news
a disturbing amount of crime

Extra examples

It is disturbing to find evidence of widespread corruption.

All that noise is disturbing my concentration.

There is a disturbing trend toward obesity in children.

I found the film's subject matter to be quite disturbing.

The litany of problems is unfortunately long and disturbing.

There was something sinister about him that she found disturbing.

He gave a disturbing account of the murder.

Our survey reveals a disturbing lack of interest in teacher training.

It's a common problem but this doesn't make it any the less disturbing.

Macklin was charged with disturbing the peace.

A disturbing trend is that victims of violence are getting younger.

The inquiry unearthed some disturbing evidence.

Some disturbing footage of the war was shown on the evening news.

Orwell's disturbing futuristic novel, '1984'

...disturbing, enigmatic paintings that seem to embody the psyche of this brilliant but troubled artist...

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