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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Challenges and solutions A major challenge for the researchers working with a quantum system is to get the signal out of the system without disturbing its fragile state.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
Food companies are trying to find ways to make products healthier or more affordable by changing ingredients without disturbing familiar textures.

— Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of disturbing

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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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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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By mid-morning, bees continued to fly around as city workers did their best to cut the tree without getting stung or agitating the hives any further.

— Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
After many decades of organizing, speaking, writing, agitating — and weathering the constant controversy that courted — Steinem kept going.

— Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of agitating

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