disturbing

dis·turb

D0297600 (dĭ-stûrb′)tr.v. dis·turbed, dis·turb·ing, dis·turbs 1. To break up or destroy the tranquility, order, or settled state of: "Subterranean fires and deep unrest disturb the whole area" (Rachel Carson).2. To trouble emotionally or mentally; upset: It disturbed me when you left without saying goodbye.3. a. To interfere with; interrupt: noise that disturbed my sleep.b. To intrude on; inconvenience: Constant calls disturbed her work.4. Physics To alter or displace a region of (a medium) from its equilibrium state.

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[Middle English distourben, from Old French destourber, from Latin disturbāre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin turbāre, to agitate (from turba, confusion, probably from Greek turbē).]

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dis·turb′er n.dis·turb′ing·ly adv.

disturbing

(dɪˈstɜːbɪŋ) adjtending to upset or agitate; troubling; worrying disˈturbingly adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

disturbing - 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"distressful, distressing, perturbing, troubling, worrying, worrisomeheavy - marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness; "a heavy heart"; "a heavy schedule"; "heavy news"; "a heavy silence"; "heavy eyelids"

disturbing

adjective worrying, troubling, upsetting, alarming, frightening, distressing, startling, discouraging, dismaying, unsettling, harrowing, agitating, disconcerting, disquieting, perturbing There are disturbing reports of killings.

disturbing

adjectiveTroubling to the mind or emotions:disquieting, disruptive, distressful, distressing, intrusive, perturbing, troublesome, troublous, unsettling, upsetting, worrisome.

Translations

gênantallarmanteinquietantepreoccupante