Synonyms for Disturbing

Synonyms for "disturbing" (176 found)

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Closest matches (36)

affecting aggravating agitating alarming annoying awkward baffling bewildering bitter bothering bothersome breathtaking chafing chargedcliff hangingcliff-hanging complex confounding confusing crushing

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deplorable disagreeable discomposing disconcerting

Verb(1 words)

afflicting

Noun(6 words)

alarmingconcerning policyderanging discomforting discommoding disconcerting

Adjective(5 words)

bad behaviorbiological disruptioncreepier creepy discomfiting

Strong matches (52)

Verb(3 words)

dislocating disquieted disrupting

dismaying disquieting distracting distressful distressing electric electrical embarrassing enigmatic exasperating exciting exhilarating fretting galling galvanic harassing harrowing heady heart-expanding heart-stirring

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heart-swelling heart-thrilling humiliating importunate importune impressive inconvenient inflammatory intoxicating intricate

Noun(10 words)

disrupt disruption disruptive distress disturbance encroach interrupt interruption interruptive intrude

Adjective(9 words)

disruptive influencedisruptive technologydistressful distressingemotional distressfreakish frightening gruesome gruesomest

Related words (88)

Noun(13 words)

intrusive invademore triggernightmare perturb rattling repulsing ruffling scarifying trouble troubling unsettling upset

irking irksome irritating jarring jolting maddening melancholymind blowingmind-blowing mortifying moving mysterious mystifying overcoming overmastering overpowering overwhelming painful perplexing perturbing

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Adjective(8 words)

perturbingterrible newstraumatic troubling uncannier unnerving worrisome worrying

Verb(1 words)

worried

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

13 entries

action affect alter disorder disruption distressemotional impactencroachment event interference intrusion perturb unpleasantness

More specific

15 entries

alarm disruptdisturbance of the peacedisturbing behaviordisturbing experimentdisturbing findingdisturbing imagedisturbing noisedisturbing reportinterrupt intrude invadenoise disturbancepublic order disturbanceupset

Collocations

14 entries

disturbing behaviordisturbing developmentdisturbing evidencedisturbing factordisturbing findingdisturbing findingsdisturbing incidentdisturbing influencedisturbing noisedisturbing reportdisturbing trendnoise disturbanceprivacy disturbancepublic order disturbance

Inflections

5 entries

disturbed disturbings disturbsmore disturbingmost disturbing

Derivations

6 entries

disturb disturbable disturbance disturbed disturber disturbingly

similar

1 entries

heavy

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I hope I'm not disturbing you.

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I've just heard a disturbing rumor.

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I have no intention whatever of disturbing you.

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They are talking loudly when they know they are disturbing others.

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Disturbing