disharmonizing

verb

present participle of disharmonize
as in disrupting

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  1. disrupting
  2. upsetting
  3. skewing
  4. disturbing
  5. confusing
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  • Large fires in southern France have already scorched thousands of hectares (acres) since last week, disrupting the Tour de France cycling race and stretching firefighting resources.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
  • Rufus the hawk handles deterring the pigeons from disrupting play by eating grass seed.
    — Nick Pachelli, Time, 11 July 2026
Definition of disrupting
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  • Led by Haaland, a standout striker, and Arsenal midfielder Martin Odegaard, the Norwegian team has captured the world’s attention after upsetting five-time champion Brazil in the Round of 16.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2026
  • Saturday offers a star striker showdown between Haaland's Norway and Kane's England; Norway, fresh off upsetting Brazil, is predicted to win 2-1.
    — Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of upsetting
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  • This reflects the growth in economic inequality, with the gains in wealth skewing toward the richest Americans.
    — Stephen Bagwell, Fortune, 13 July 2026
  • Her nails, on the other hand (no pun intended), went in the opposite direction with a super-dark, short manicure, keeping the look from skewing too angelic.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 6 July 2026
Definition of skewing
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  • At the beginning of the year, Grok sparked outrage for being used to generate millions of conconsensual nudes of real people, including children, disturbing some employees, according to Bloomberg.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 16 July 2026
  • And people are increasingly good at disturbing things, through means like suburbanization.
    — Meg Tirrell, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of disturbing
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  • One of the biggest mistakes students make is confusing a loan approval with an affordability recommendation.
    — Scott White, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Meta’s new cloud business — selling excess compute capacity to outside customers — is confusing on its face.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of confusing
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