- distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying - causing distress or worry or anxiety; "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"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"
Antonym: light (indirect, via heavy)
- disturb, upset, trouble - move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"
--1 is one way to affect, impress, move, strike
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun disturbance2
The bad news will disturb him
The performance is likely to disturb Sue
- agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up - change the arrangement or position of
--2 is one way to move, displace
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- touch, disturb - tamper with; "Don't touch my CDs!"
--3 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun disturbance5
Somebody ----s something
- interrupt, disturb - destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"
--4 is one way to act, move
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot disturb Sue
- disturb - damage as if by shaking or jarring; "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!"
--5 is one way to damage
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something