- 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)
- perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder - disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"
--1 is one way to disturb, upset, trouble
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun perturbation1, noun perturbation4
The bad news will perturb him
- perturb - disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom; "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion"
--2 is one way to deviate
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun perturbation2, noun perturbation5
Something ----s something
- perturb - cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull; "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet"
--3 is one way to deviate
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun perturbation2
Something ----s something
- perturb, derange, throw out of kilter - throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt"
--4 is one way to disorder, disarray
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun perturbation4, noun perturbation5
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something