disturbing

dis·turb  (d-stûrb)

tr.v. dis·turbed, dis·turb·ing, dis·turbs

1. To break up or destroy the tranquillity or settled state of: "Subterranean fires and deep unrest disturb the whole area" (Rachel Carson).

2. To trouble emotionally or mentally; upset.

3.

a. To interfere with; interrupt: noise that disturbed my sleep.

b. To intrude on; inconvenience: Constant calls disturbed her work.

4. To put out of order; disarrange.

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

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dis·turber n.

dis·turbing·ly 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, worrisome heavy - 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"

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disturbing

adjective worrying, troubling, upsetting, alarming, frightening, distressing, startling, discouraging, dismaying, unsettling, harrowing, agitating, disconcerting, disquieting, perturbing

Translations

disturbing [dɪsˈtəːbɪŋ] adj → inquietante, perturbador(a)

disturbing [dɪsˈtəːbɪŋ] disturb adj → troublant(e) → inquiétant(e)

disturbing [dɪsˈtəːbɪŋ] disturb adj → beunruhigend

disturbing [dɪsˈtəːbɪŋ] adj → sconvolgente