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dis·turb·ing | \ di-ˈstər-biŋ 
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\Definition of disturbing
: causing feelings of worry, concern, or anxiety
disturbing news a disturbing discovery The next phase in which I had a part was even more disturbing, and infinitely more painful.— Bram Stoker
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disturbingly \ di-ˈstər-biŋ-lē \ adverb
\ adverb disturbingly high levels of pollution
a disturbingly familiar problem
… the texture of ordinary life and talk has taken on a disturbingly ambiguous quality … — Jonathan Raban
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The first known use of disturbing was in 1594
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