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disturbing
adjective as in disquieting
Strongest matches
alarming, annoying, bothersome, creepy, depressing, disconcerting, discouraging, distressing, embarrassing, frightening, irritating, ominous, painful, perplexing, sinister, startling, threatening, troublesome, troubling, unpleasant, unsettling, upsetting, vexing, worrisome, worrying
Strong matches
aggravating, agitating, discommoding, discomposing, dismaying, foreboding, harassing, impeding, perturbing, provoking, trying
Weak matches
burdensome, consequential, difficult, disagreeable, discomforting, gloomy, hard, inconvenient, irksome, laborious, onerous, pessimistic, prophetic, severe, tiresome, toilsome, uncertain, wearisome
Example Sentences
“The indictment and the allegations represent, if true, a disturbing and disappointing house of cards that deceived and victimized many across the country,” Carvalho said.
First, the team needed to find a way to run their experiments without disturbing the tissue.
"This is something we have been considering for a while given the often disturbing content promoted or found on the platform, including far-right conspiracy theories and racism," it added.
“The accusations against Ms. Matarico are deeply disturbing and violate the trust that was placed in her by the students, their families, and the entire community,” Los Angeles County Dist.
In 2004, disturbing images from the prison were leaked, including one showing a soldier pulling a naked inmate on a dog leash.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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