'Troubling' definitions:
Definition of 'troubling'
(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 'Troubling'
From: GCIDE
- Trouble \Trou"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Troubled; p. pr. & vb. n. Troubling.] [F. troubler, OF. trobler, trubler, tourbler,fr. (assumed) LL. turbulare, L. turbare to disorderly group, a little crowd; both from turba a disorder, tumult, crowd; akin to Gr. ?, and perhaps to E. thorp; cf. Skr. tvar, tur,o hasten. Cf. Turbid.]
- 1. To put into confused motion; to disturb; to agitate. [1913 Webster]
- An angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water. --John v. 4. [1913 Webster]
- God looking forth will trouble all his host. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To disturb; to perplex; to afflict; to distress; to grieve; to fret; to annoy; to vex. [1913 Webster]
- Now is my soul troubled. --John xii. 27. [1913 Webster]
- Take the boy to you; he so troubles me 'T is past enduring. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Never trouble yourself about those faults which age will cure. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To give occasion for labor to; -- used in polite phraseology; as, I will not trouble you to deliver the letter. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To disturb; perplex; afflict; distress; grieve; harass; annoy; tease; vex; molest. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'troubling'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aggravating,
- agitating,
- annoying,
- bothering,
- bothersome,
- breathtaking,
- charged,
- cliff-hanging,
- disquieting,
- distracting,
- disturbing,
- electric,
- exasperating,
- exciting,
- exhilarating,
- galling,
- galvanic,
- harassing,
- heady,
- heart-expanding,
- heart-stirring,
- heart-swelling,
- heart-thrilling,
- importunate,
- importune,
- impressive,
- inflammatory,
- intoxicating,
- irking,
- irksome,
- irritating,
- jarring,
- jolting,
- maddening,
- mind-blowing,
- moving,
- overcoming,
- overmastering,
- overpowering,
- overwhelming,
- perturbing,
- pesky,
- pestering,
- pestiferous,
- pestilent,
- pestilential,
- piquant,
- plaguesome,
- plaguey,
- plaguing,
- provocative,
- provoking,
- ravishing,
- soul-stirring,
- spirit-stirring,
- stimulating,
- stimulative,
- stirring,
- striking,
- suspenseful,
- suspensive,
- tantalizing,
- teasing,
- telling,
- thrilling,
- thrilly,
- tiresome,
- tormenting,
- troublesome,
- unsettling,
- upsetting,
- vexatious,
- vexing,
- wearisome,
- worrisome,
- worrying