disturbing
UK/dɪsˈtɜː.bɪŋ//dɪsˈtɝ.bɪŋ/
disturbing adjective: causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling. Also the present participle and gerund of disturb.
Adjective
disturbing (comparative more disturbing, superlative most disturbing)
- Causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.
- A disturbing film that tries to explore the mind of a serial killer.
- His behaviour is very disturbing.
Also used as
disturbing is also the present participle and gerund of disturb.
disturbing meaning in Tamil, Telugu and Gujarati
disturbing in Tamil
- தொந்தரவு அளிக்கிறது, தொந்தரவு தருகிறது, தொந்தரவாக
disturbing in Telugu
- ఇబ్బంది కలిగించేది
disturbing in Gujarati
- પરેશાન કરે છે, ખલેલ પહોંચાડે છે
Examples of disturbing in a sentence
- My study was to avoid disturbing her.
- I had been warned of the inadvisability of disturbing sleeping dogs, so it did not surprise me when the wakened dog snarled at me.
- Their study found disturbing amounts of subliteracy among many people who had nonetheless managed to squeak their way through school to a diploma or degree.
Forms of disturbing
| comparative | more disturbing |
|---|---|
| superlative | most disturbing |
Words formed from disturbing
Phrases with disturbing
Questions about disturbing
- What does disturbing mean?
- Disturbing means causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.
- What is disturbing in Tamil?
- Disturbing in Tamil is தொந்தரவு அளிக்கிறது, தொந்தரவு தருகிறது, தொந்தரவாக. See Disturbing meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is disturbing?
- Disturbing is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce disturbing?
- Disturbing is pronounced /dɪsˈtɜː.bɪŋ/ (UK).
Words near disturbing in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: disturbing (page history and authors); disturbing (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); disturbing (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); disturbing (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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