DISTEMPERING Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

distempering

verb

present participle of distemper

as in bothering

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy despite his career success, he has been distempered by nagging feelings of inadequacy his whole life

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The list of maladies bothering Ohtani is lengthy, and grew this week.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Ohtani reported that the area from his biceps to his neck was bothering him Wednesday night, Roberts said.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of bothering

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Since each qubit is individually connected to the coupler, each qubit can be individually reset without disturbing its neighboring qubits.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Kyiv authorities told parents to prepare for the possibility of attacks disturbing school and urged them to teach their children what to do during an alert.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of disturbing

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No objection was raised during the hearing concerning the manner in which the Court questioned the witness or conducted the proceedings.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
For Sherman, the fact that a company that largely caters to women would use ALPR technology was particularly concerning.

— Kara McGrath, Allure, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of concerning

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OpenAI’s use of a new technique that obscures AI agents’ chain of thought is alarming the research community.

— Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2026
The development proved alarming enough that OpenAI vowed last week to slow the release of its upcoming Astra AI model.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of alarming

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While the sports industrial complex has largely been immune from America’s trust crisis, new concerns over betting’s influence on game integrity are not only worrying fans like Brannock, but also league officials.

— Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
McCarthy reunited with Aaron Rodgers, his old Super Bowl quarterback, and Harbaugh inherited Jaxson Dart as the Giants’ established young starter and spent August worrying more about protecting him than replacing him.

— Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of worrying

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The attack comes just days before fall classes begin at the historically Black university, unsettling students who had recently moved into residence halls and completed freshman orientation events.

— Patrick Whittle, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
That reshuffle opened the door for Amad, who shone on the right with a bustling performance, unsettling PSG with his sharp dribbling and laying on an assist for Mbeumo.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of unsettling

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After many decades of organizing, speaking, writing, agitating — and weathering the constant controversy that courted — Steinem kept going.

— Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
Continue to cook, agitating eggs and occasionally shaking pan and running spatula underneath to ensure eggs aren’t sticking, until surface of eggs looks somewhat set but still slightly shiny, about 30 seconds more.

— Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of agitating

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