troubling
adjective
trou·bling
ˈtrə-b(ə-)liŋ 
: causing feelings of worry or anxiety
a troubling news report
It's not just trauma survivors who may be distracted or derailed by shocking or troubling material …—
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troublingly
adverb
Examples of troubling in a Sentence
the most troubling sign of all is that he's stopped returning my phone calls
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Experts said state health exchanges’ use of advertising trackers was troubling if not entirely surprising.
—Colin Lecher, USA Today, 18 June 2025
The research community has long warned of troubling links to chronic disease, especially for children, and have called for more government oversight of the plastic, fossil fuel and chemical industries.
—Will Stone, NPR, 18 June 2025
The economic climate is troubling, with constantly gyrating tariffs, increasing levels of government debt, inflation heading higher, and the likelihood that interest rates will rise further and U.S. companies will cut investment spending and hiring.
—Harry Kraemer, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Even more troubling is the possibility that the new town could use the power of eminent domain to legally seize his land for a project deemed to be in the public interest.
—Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
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Colin Lecher, USA Today, 18 June 2025
The research community has long warned of troubling links to chronic disease, especially for children, and have called for more government oversight of the plastic, fossil fuel and chemical industries.
—Will Stone, NPR, 18 June 2025
The economic climate is troubling, with constantly gyrating tariffs, increasing levels of government debt, inflation heading higher, and the likelihood that interest rates will rise further and U.S. companies will cut investment spending and hiring.
—Harry Kraemer, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Even more troubling is the possibility that the new town could use the power of eminent domain to legally seize his land for a project deemed to be in the public interest.
—Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for troubling
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“Troubling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troubling. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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