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Ontologically, chocolate raises profoundly disturbing questions: Does not chocolate offer natural revelation of the goodness of the Creator just as chilies disclose a divine sense of humor? Is the human born with an innate longing for chocolate? Does the notion of chocolate preclude the concept of free will?
David Augsburger

Meaning of "disturbing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISTURBING

disturbing  [dɪˈstɜːbɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISTURBING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Disturbing is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DISTURBING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of disturbing in the English dictionary

The definition of disturbing in the dictionary is tending to upset or agitate; troubling; worrying.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISTURBING


absorbing
əbˈsɔːbɪŋ
attention-grabbing
əˈtenʃənˌɡræbɪŋ
bing
bɪŋ
clubbing
ˈklʌbɪŋ
curbing
ˈkɜːbɪŋ
dubbing
ˈdʌbɪŋ
kerbing
ˈkɜːbɪŋ
perturbing
pəˈtɜːbɪŋ
probing
ˈprəʊbɪŋ
rubbing
ˈrʌbɪŋ
scrubbing
ˈskrʌbɪŋ
snowtubing
ˈsnəʊˌtjuːbɪŋ
sobbing
ˈsɒbɪŋ
stabbing
ˈstæbɪŋ
throbbing
ˈθrɒbɪŋ
tubing
ˈtjuːbɪŋ
undisturbing
ˌʌndɪˈstɜːbɪŋ
verbing
ˈvɜːbɪŋ
webbing
ˈwɛbɪŋ
zorbing
ˈzɔːbɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISTURBING

distringas
Distrito Federal
distrix
distrouble
distrust
distruster
distrustful
distrustfully
distrustfulness
distrustless
distune
disturb
disturbance
disturbance of the peace
disturbant
disturbative
disturbed
disturber
disturbingly
distyle

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISTURBING

back-stabbing
beachcombing
blabbing
bobbing
bombing
carpet bombing
climbing
cribbing
free climbing
grabbing
mobbing
nabbing
plumbing
ribbing
robbing
rock climbing
stubbing
subbing
suicide bombing
tubbing

Synonyms and antonyms of disturbing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISTURBING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «disturbing» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of disturbing

Translation of «disturbing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISTURBING

Find out the translation of disturbing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of disturbing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «disturbing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

使人不安的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

perturbador
570 millions of speakers

English

disturbing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

परेशान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مثيرة للقلق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тревожным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

perturbador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

disturber
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inquiétant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terganggu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

beunruhigend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不安にさせる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불안하게 하는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Disturber
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đáng lo ngại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குழப்பி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अस्वस्थता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rahatsız eden kimse
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inquietante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niepokojące
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тривожним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tulburător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ενοχλητικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontstellende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

störande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

urovekkende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of disturbing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISTURBING»

The term «disturbing» is very widely used and occupies the 14.162 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISTURBING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about disturbing

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10 QUOTES WITH «DISTURBING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word disturbing.
1
Jennifer Armintrout
The belief that a person can and should only feel grief over one sad event at a time is a truly disturbing estimate of our emotional capacity.
2
Ed Asner
In a way, 'WALL-E' had some of the same disturbing elements that 'Up' does.
3
David Augsburger
Ontologically, chocolate raises profoundly disturbing questions: Does not chocolate offer natural revelation of the goodness of the Creator just as chilies disclose a divine sense of humor? Is the human born with an innate longing for chocolate? Does the notion of chocolate preclude the concept of free will?
4
Rick Baker
I find it kind of disturbing when people cheer when someone just gets stabbed brutally.
5
Tammy Baldwin
I find it greatly disturbing that the Bush administration has used political and religious ideologies to influence national policy on science and medicine.
6
Amiri Baraka
There is other disturbing facts surround the hideous 911 attacks, which my family and I could see from the third floor bathroom window of our homes!
7
Richard Ben-Veniste
At bottom, the decision to pardon Nixon was a political judgment properly within the bounds of Ford's constitutional authority. The specter of a former president in the criminal dock as our country moved into its bicentennial year was profoundly disturbing.
8
Lewis Black
What I find most disturbing about Valentine's Day is, look, I get that you have to have a holiday of love, but in the height of flu season, it makes no sense.
9
Edward Blake
As far as I can judge, not much good can be done without disturbing something or somebody.
10
Zbigniew Brzezinski
I cite these events because I think they underline two very disturbing phenomena - the loss of U.S. international credibility, the growing U.S. international isolation.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISTURBING»

Discover the use of disturbing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to disturbing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths ...
Are psychopaths mad, or simply bad? How can they be recognized? And how can we protect ourselves? This book provides solid information and surprising insights for anyone seeking to understand this devastating condition.
Robert D. Hare, 2011
2
Disturbing the Nest: Family Change and Decline in Modern ...
Disturbing the Nest assesses the future of the family as an institution through an historical and comparative analysis of the nature, causes, and social implications of family change in advanced western societies such as the United States, ...
David Popenoe
3
Disturbing the Universe: Power and Repression in Adolescent ...
Characters in these novels must learn to negotiate the levels of power that exist in the myriad social institutions within which they function, including family, church, government, and school.
Roberta S. Trites, 1998
4
Disturbing the Peace: Black Culture and the Police Power ...
W. C. Handy waking up to the blues on a train platform, Buddy Bolden eavesdropping on the drums at Congo Square, John Lomax taking his phonograph recorder into a southern penitentiary - in Disturbing the Peace, Bryan Wagner revises the ...
Bryan Wagner, 2010
5
Last Exit to Brooklyn
The decadence and violence of the urban streets is graphically portrayed in a novel set in a New York slum
Hubert Selby, 1964
6
Disturbing the Universe
The classic intellectual autobiography of a great theoretical physicist
Freeman J. Dyson, 1979
7
American Psycho
Expressing his true self through torture and murder, Bateman prefigures an apocalyptic horror that no society could bear to confront. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Bret Easton Ellis, 2010
8
Disturbing Behavior
After moving to Cradle Bay Island with his family, seventeen-year-old Steve Clark discovers that the Blue Ribbons, the most popular group of students at his new school, have a secret dark side. Includes ei
John Whitman, 1998
9
Disturbing Pleasures: Learning Popular Culture
First Published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Henry A. Giroux, 2012
10
Disturbing the Peace
John Wilder is in his mid-thirties, a successful salesman with a place in the country, an adoring wife and a ten-year-old son.But something is wrong.
Richard Yates, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISTURBING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term disturbing is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Disturbing text messages reveal final moments before 7-month-old …
Disturbing text messages were released in court documents in the case of the infant's death. Moreno, 21, is charged with murdering Aaden by ... «New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV, Jul 15»
2
Harvard expert: Cancer doctor's files 'disturbing;' healthy patients got …
An expert who looked at the files of 100 patients of a Detroit-area cancer doctor says the records are "disturbing." Dr. David Steensma of ... «WDIV Detroit, Jul 15»
3
Disturbing video of New Jersey political official allegedly punching …
Disturbing video was released allegedly showing a high ranking political official in New Jersey punching a blind man who's a war veteran. «WABC-TV, Jul 15»
4
Hero Saves Woman After Stabbing & Abduction; Disturbing New …
Nicole Cswercko is currently listed in fair condition at Nebraska Medical Center after surviving a violent abduction on Tuesday. According to the ... «WOWT, Jul 15»
5
'Political deal' in Buena Vista disturbing
The Herald's June 10 Editorial Neighborhood spared – for now raises disturbing questions about Miami's urban planning process. «Miami Herald, Jul 15»
6
Intel: Disturbing Trends, Say Summit, Bernstein, Cutting Numbers
Shares of Intel (INTC) fell about in line with the market today, down 40 cents, or 1.3%, closing at $29.50, despite a couple of rather negative ... «Barron's, Jul 15»
7
Supermodel Beverly Johnson Reacts To The Disturbing Bill Cosby …
Obviously the ordeal was trying and very disturbing for the model. [ Related: Walt Disney Removes Bill Statue After His Eyebrow Raising ... «PerezHilton.com, Jul 15»
8
Nonprofit/For-profit Breast Milk Wars Contain Disturbing Issues
Apparently, nonprofit and for-profit breast milk purveyors are fighting for market share in much the same way blood banks did a decade ago. «The Nonprofit Quarterly, Jul 15»
9
Obama's eulogy: Stirring words, disturbing theology
President Barack Obama leads mourners in singing “Amazing Grace” as he delivers a eulogy for the Rev. Clementa Pinckney during funeral ... «Jewish Journal, Jul 15»
10
Confederate flag on front page disturbing
While eating breakfast this morning with my sister and parents, retired public school teachers and administrators with over 105 years of service, ... «Marietta Daily Journal, Jul 15»

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