adjective
causing distress or worry or anxiety
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Examples
- 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
verb
move deeply
Synonyms
Examples
- This book upset me
- A troubling thought
verb
change the arrangement or position of
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verb
tamper with
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Examples
- Don't touch my CDs!
verb
destroy the peace or tranquility of
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Examples
- Don't interrupt me when I'm reading
verb
damage as if by shaking or jarring
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Examples
- Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!