Disturbing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

move deeply

change the arrangement or position of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈiːvd/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪstˈɜːbɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪstˈɜːbɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈiːvd/.

Examples

This book upset me
A troubling thought
Don't touch my CDs!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

perturbing distressful vex agitate raise up trouble worrying shake up disturb commove troubling interrupt upset touch stir up distressing worrisome

Parts of Speech

verb	move deeply “This book upset me”
verb	change the arrangement or position of
verb	tamper with “Don't touch my CDs!”
verb	destroy the peace or tranquility of “Don't interrupt me when I'm reading”
verb	damage as if by shaking or jarring “Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!”
adjective	causing distress or worry or anxiety “distressing (or disturbing) news”

Word Forms

disturbance	noun	an unhappy and worried mental state
upset	noun	the act of disturbing the mind or body
trouble	noun	a strong feeling of anxiety
distressfulness	noun	the quality of arousing fear or distress

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verstörend

tief bewegen

🇫🇷French

inquiétant

bouger profondément

🇪🇸Spanish

inquietante

moverse profundamente

🇮🇹Italian

inquietante

muoversi in profondità

🇳🇱Dutch

storend

diep bewegen

🇵🇹Portuguese

perturbador

mova-se profundamente

🇷🇺Russian

тревожный

двигаться глубоко

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परेशान

गहराई से आगे बढ़ें

🇧🇩Bengali

বিরক্তিকর

গভীরভাবে সরানো

🇮🇳Tamil

தொந்தரவு

ஆழமாக நகரும்

🇮🇳Telugu

కలవరపెడుతోంది

లోతుగా తరలించు

🇮🇳Marathi

त्रासदायक

खोलवर हलवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખલેલ પહોંચાડનાર

ઊંડાણપૂર્વક ખસેડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೊಂದಲದ

ಆಳವಾಗಿ ಸರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശല്യപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു

ആഴത്തിൽ നീങ്ങുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ

ਡੂੰਘਾਈ ਨਾਲ ਅੱਗੇ ਵਧੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

پریشان کن

گہرائی سے منتقل کریں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

令人不安的

深入

🇯🇵Japanese

不安な

深く動く

🇰🇷Korean

방해하는

깊이 움직이다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm phiền

di chuyển sâu sắc

🇹🇭Thai

รบกวน

เคลื่อนไหวอย่างลึกซึ้ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengganggu

bergerak secara mendalam

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakabahala

gumalaw ng malalim

🇲🇾Malay

mengganggu

bergerak secara mendalam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مزعجة

التحرك بعمق

🇮🇷Persian

مزاحم

عمیق حرکت کن

🇹🇷Turkish

rahatsız edici

derinden hareket etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מטריד

לנוע עמוק

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