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perturbing

/pərˈtɜːrbɪŋ/ adjective · British & US

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What does perturbing mean?

adjective

Causing disturbance or disruption; unsettling or disturbing.

Example

"The news was perturbing, and it took her a while to process it."

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Words that share this root

perturb disturb disquiet trouble

What's another word for perturbing?

disturbing unsettling disquieting troubling alarming frightening

What's the opposite of perturbing?

soothing calming reassuring

Rhymes with perturbing

curbing hurrying merging shirring