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disturbing

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /dɪˈstɝbɪŋ/ · UK /dɪˈstɜːbɪŋ/

disturbing means: Making you feel worried, upset, or uncomfortable.

adjective

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Making you feel worried, upset, or uncomfortable.

  • That was a disturbing story.
  • The report contains some deeply disturbing facts.
  • Did you find the film disturbing?

How to use it: find something disturbing (I found the pictures disturbing.)

Similar words: upsetting, unsettling, troubling

Opposites: reassuring

Common phrases: disturbing news, deeply disturbing, disturbing images

Questions about disturbing

What does disturbing mean?

Making you feel worried, upset, or uncomfortable.

What is disturbing in other languages?

Türkçe: rahatsız edici · Español: inquietante · Français: inquiétant · Deutsch: beunruhigend · Italiano: inquietante · 日本語: 不安にさせる

How do you pronounce disturbing?

In American English /dɪˈstɝbɪŋ/; in British English /dɪˈstɜːbɪŋ/.

How do you use disturbing in a sentence?

That was a disturbing story. The report contains some deeply disturbing facts.

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