'Disturbing' definitions:
Definition of 'disturbing'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time" [syn: distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying]
Definition of 'Disturbing'
From: GCIDE
- Disturb \Dis*turb"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disturbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Disturbing.] [OE. desturben, destourben, OF. destorber, desturber, destourber, fr. L. disturbare, disturbatum; dis- + turbare to disturb, trouble, turba disorder, tumult, crowd. See Turbid.]
- 1. To throw into disorder or confusion; to derange; to interrupt the settled state of; to excite from a state of rest. [1913 Webster]
- Preparing to disturb With all-cofounding war the realms above. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
- The bellow's noise disturbed his quiet rest. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- The utmost which the discontented colonies could do, was to disturb authority. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To agitate the mind of; to deprive of tranquillity; to disquiet; to render uneasy; as, a person is disturbed by receiving an insult, or his mind is disturbed by envy. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To turn from a regular or designed course. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- And disturb His inmost counsels from their destined aim. --Milton.
- Syn: To disorder; disquiet; agitate; discompose; molest; perplex; trouble; incommode; ruffle. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'disturbing'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aggravating,
- agitating,
- alarming,
- annoying,
- awkward,
- baffling,
- bewildering,
- bothering,
- bothersome,
- breathtaking,
- chafing,
- charged,
- cliff-hanging,
- confounding,
- confusing,
- crushing,
- discomposing,
- disconcerting,
- dismaying,
- disquieting,
- distracting,
- distressful,
- distressing,
- electric,
- embarrassing,
- enigmatic,
- exasperating,
- exciting,
- exhilarating,
- fretting,
- galling,
- galvanic,
- harassing,
- heady,
- heart-expanding,
- heart-stirring,
- heart-swelling,
- heart-thrilling,
- humiliating,
- importunate,
- importune,
- impressive,
- inflammatory,
- intoxicating,
- intricate,
- irking,
- irksome,
- irritating,
- jarring,
- jolting,
- maddening,
- mind-blowing,
- mortifying,
- moving,
- mysterious,
- mystifying,
- overcoming,
- overmastering,
- overpowering,
- overwhelming,
- perplexing,
- perturbing,
- pesky,
- pestering,
- pestiferous,
- pestilent,
- pestilential,
- piquant,
- plaguesome,
- plaguey,
- plaguing,
- problematic,
- provocative,
- provoking,
- puzzling,
- ravishing,
- soul-stirring,
- spirit-stirring,
- stimulating,
- stimulative,
- stirring,
- striking,
- suspenseful,
- suspensive,
- tantalizing,
- teasing,
- telling,
- thrilling,
- thrilly,
- tiresome,
- tormenting,
- troublesome,
- troubling,
- unsettling,
- upsetting,
- vexatious,
- vexing,
- wearisome,
- worrisome,
- worrying