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perturbing

adjective

Causing distress or worry or anxiety

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Word length
10
Starts with
P
Ends with
G
Contains
ER
Scrabble score
15
CEFR level
C2

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adjective

  1. Causing distress or worry or anxiety

    “Distressing (or disturbing) news”

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Distressing (or disturbing) news
Lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
A disturbing amount of crime
A revelation that was most perturbing
A new and troubling thought

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