dis|turb|ing

dis|turb|ing
dis|turb|ing «dihs TUR bihng», adjective.
causing worry or anxiety; alarming; disquieting: »

disturbing news, disturbing developments. The cold statistics of the…poll will make disturbing reading for the Negro people (Wall Street Journal).

dis|turb´ing|ly, adverb.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • dis|turb´ing|ly — dis|turb|ing «dihs TUR bihng», adjective. causing worry or anxiety; alarming; disquieting: »disturbing news, disturbing developments. The cold statistics of the…poll will make disturbing reading for the Negro people (Wall Street Journal).… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… …   English syllables

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  • disturbingly — dis·turb·ing·ly …   English syllables

  • disturbing — dis|turb|ing [ dı stɜrbıŋ ] adjective * making you feel extremely worried or upset: I found the book deeply disturbing. disturbing images of war and death ╾ dis|turb|ing|ly adverb: The crimes were disturbingly similar …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • disturbing — dis|turb|ing [dıˈstə:bıŋ US ə:r ] adj worrying or upsetting ▪ a disturbing increase in the crime rate >disturbingly adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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