"disturbing" in the verb sense
1. disturb, upset, trouble
move deeply
"This book upset me"
"A troubling thought"
2. agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up
change the arrangement or position of
3. touch, disturb
tamper with
"Don't touch my CDs!"
4. interrupt, disturb
destroy the peace or tranquility of
"Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"
5. disturb
damage as if by shaking or jarring
"Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!"
"disturbing" in the adjective sense
1. distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying
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"
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