perturbingly

adverb

as in disturbingly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perturbingly
  1. disturbingly
  2. alarmingly
  3. unsettlingly
  4. traumatically
  5. disgustingly
  6. distressingly
  7. terribly
  8. annoyingly
Adverb
  • As Cuba’s hot summer nears its end with no sign of regime change on the communist-run island, Cubans continue to suffer miserable living conditions as the country’s humanitarian crisis gets disturbingly worse.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Through its complex depiction of a bloodthirsty mob, M explores the disturbingly violent tendencies inherent in human nature.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of disturbingly
Adverb
  • In the span of less than a week this July, surgeons at a Southern California hospital raced to save the lives of two women suffering from alarmingly similar brain hemorrhages.
    — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Rolling hills gave way to craggy cliffs, while the road meandered almost alarmingly close to the choppy sea.
    — Lucy Bruton, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of alarmingly
Adverb
  • After a brief stay in a very creepy hospital (unsettlingly empty) Hal and John reunite.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • And the book bearing his name is no ancient tome but a slim, spare novel set in an unsettlingly familiar landscape.
    — Colin Dwyer, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of unsettlingly
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  • Hopefully just not as traumatically — although Holly’s already had a slightly traumatic childhood.
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of traumatically
Adverb
  • High-level players will basically always be in a drift—even during straightaways—to seize every opportunity to boost, just like people who were disgustingly good at Mario Kart DS back in the day.
    — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The next morning, Park awakes hung over before disgustingly scoffing down a handful of salmon off a caterer's serving tray.
    — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of disgustingly
Adverb
  • The movie’s strongest sequences provide the all-too-rare sensation of truly not being able to believe your eyes, as the film’s most fantastical elements feel distressingly real.
    — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
  • The event was halted after an hour due to fears about her safety, which distressingly encapsulates a tension that the trans Mayan artist has navigated for years.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
Definition of distressingly
Adverb
  • You’re born in a place where women are treated terribly, or journalists are imprisoned, and those people need some luck.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
  • But things went terribly wrong while giving birth to her daughter.
    — Michael Collins, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of terribly
Adverb
  • There are good ideas in Bunker, but Zeller’s drama veers between the painfully obvious and the annoyingly manufactured.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The latter seems annoyingly improbable these days, given the sheer amount of content spend Netflix now puts out every year ($20 billion in 2026).
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of annoyingly
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