English Pronunciation Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95 : Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL . IPA (key ) : /dɪsˈtɜːbɪŋ/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)bɪŋ Adjective disturbing (comparative more disturbing , superlative most disturbing )
Causing distress or worry ; upsetting or unsettling .
1898 Winston Churchill , chapter 8, in The Celebrity I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields, in no very mild state of fear of that gentleman's wife, whose vigilance was seldom relaxed. And thus we came by a circuitous route to Mohair, the judge occupied by his own guilty thoughts, and I by others not less disturbing .
Translations causing distress or worry
Belarusian: трыво́жны ( tryvóžny ) ( alarming )
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: verontrustend (nl)
Esperanto: angoriga
Finnish: järkyttävä (fi) , häiritsevä (fi) , levottomuutta herättävä
French: dérangeant (fr) , perturbant (fr)
German: störend (de)
Greek: ενοχλητικός (el) ( enochlitikós )
Ancient: ταρακτικός ( taraktikós )
(deprecated template usage ) {{trans-mid }}Italian: agghiacciate (it) , inquietante (it)
Latin: aerumnābilis anxifer (la)
Russian: беспоко́ящий (ru) ( bespokójaščij ) , трево́жащий (ru) ( trevóžaščij ) , трево́жный (ru) ( trevóžnyj ) , волну́ющий (ru) ( volnújuščij )
Spanish: inquietante perturbador asombrante
Turkish: rahatsız edici
Ukrainian: триво́жний ( tryvóžnyj ) ( alarming )
Verb disturbing
present participle of disturb