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disturbing
[ dih-stur-bing ]
adjective
- upsetting or disquieting; dismaying:
a disturbing increase in the crime rate.
Other Word Forms
- 徱·ٳܰiԲ· adverb
- ԴDzd·ٳܰiԲ adjective
- ܲd·ٳܰiԲ adjective
- un徱·ٳܰiԲ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of disturbing1
Example Sentences
The UN has warned that the process will have to be managed carefully to avoid disturbing the vast amounts of asbestos-contaminated rubble.
Long Beach police have made an arrest in connection with a disturbing dog abuse incident that was captured on video.
But lately, more disturbing procedures are on the rise - chasing an unrealistic, hyper-feminine, almost infantile ideal.
Perhaps most disturbing is that Kennedy showed almost no awareness of the diversity of ASD — and the contribution that it has made to humanity.
He said he financed the purchase with a 20-year loan and that he found it “disturbing” that the state would now back out of what it had promised.
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