Definition for Disturbing:

• Tending to disturb or cause disturbance.

Synonyms for Disturbing:

• adj.

  •aggravating (adjective)
  • infuriating,
  • upsetting,
  • irritating,
  • antagonizing,
  • Enraging,
  • inflaming,
  • perturbing,
  • annoying,
  • provocative,
  • Bedeviling,
  • Irksome,
  • exasperating,
  • exacerbating,
  • vexing,
  • Harassing,
  • teasing,
  • aggravating,
  • pestering,
  • grating,
  • troublesome.
  •aggressive (adjective)
  • offensive.
  •complex (adjective)
  • puzzling.
  •different (adjective)
  • unusual.
  •disquieting (adjective)
  • frightening,
  • distressing,
  • depressing,
  • unpleasant,
  • startling,
  • sinister,
  • Discomforting,
  • perplexing,
  • threatening,
  • tiresome,
  • disconcerting,
  • dismaying,
  • gloomy,
  • wearisome,
  • difficult,
  • Discommoding,
  • onerous.
  •importunate (adjective)
  • importunate.
  •inopportune (adjective)
  • ill timed.
  •irritating (adjective)
  • nettlesome.
  •seamy (adjective)
  • seamy.

• n.

  •
  • grave,
  • serious.
  •disquieting (noun)
  • Nettling,
  • inauspicious,
  • unpropitious.
  •disturbing (noun)
  • distressful,
  • heavy.

• v.

  •aggravating (verb)
  • troubling,
  • Envenoming,
  • baiting,
  • Harrying,
  • needling,
  • peeving,
  • Arousing,
  • Bothering,
  • Discomposing,
  • nagging,
  • hassling,
  • irking,
  • badgering.
  •chafing (verb)
  • chafing,
  • Resisting,
  • scraping,
  • wearing,
  • rasping,
  • Abrading,
  • rubbing,
  • scrubbing,
  • grinding,
  • Fretting.
  •deranging (verb)
  • tampering,
  • Botching,
  • Rummaging,
  • roiling,
  • Displacing,
  • whipping,
  • Disordering,
  • Hashing,
  • Dislocating,
  • agitating,
  • Disorganizing,
  • meddling,
  • capsizing,
  • churning,
  • Disarranging,
  • tousling,
  • mixing up,
  • confounding,
  • Cluttering,
  • Messing,
  • tossing,
  • Rumpling,
  • rippling,
  • Disheveling,
  • Blurring,
  • Ruffling,
  • Jumbling,
  • Convulsing,
  • Muddling,
  • fermenting,
  • Mislaying,
  • Roughening,
  • Whisking,
  • Deranging,
  • Misplacing,
  • swirling,
  • confusing,
  • Scrambling,
  • tumbling,
  • Mussing,
  • scattering.
  •displeasing (verb)
  • jarring,
  • disgusting,
  • offending,
  • displeasing,
  • disappointing,
  • Aggrieving,
  • Angering,
  • repelling,
  • Scandalizing,
  • shocking,
  • Riling.
  •exciting (verb)
  • energizing,
  • exhilarating,
  • electrifying,
  • firing,
  • exciting,
  • stimulating,
  • animating.
  •frightening (verb)
  • haunting,
  • setting on edge,
  • rattling,
  • unnerving,
  • intimidating,
  • Scaring,
  • petrifying,
  • terrifying,
  • horrifying,
  • panicking.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • confusion,
  • unsettling,
  • ominous,
  • sobering,
  • frightful,
  • stressful,
  • nerve-wracking,
  • oppressive,
  • daunting,
  • troublous.
  •
  • disagreeable,
  • niggling,
  • brooding,
  • painful,
  • intrusive,
  • sickening,
  • alarmist.
  •
  • severe.
  •annoying
  • plaguy,
  • galling,
  • maddening.
  •awkward
  • embarrassing,
  • inconvenient.
  •inadequate
  • unsuitable.

Paraphrases for Disturbing:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    disquieting, unsettling, worrisome, troubling, unnerving.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    depressing, harrowing, horrifying, poignant, threatening, problematic, awkward, objectionable, questionable, alarmist, concerning, disgusting, disturbance, boring, dubious, worried, scandalous, dire, dramatic, nuisance, restless, astonishing, grave, unsettled, sinister, terrible, unstable, inappropriate, precarious, disagreeable, devastating, anxious, insecure, undesirable, uncanny, disastrous, interesting, damaging, unwelcome, unsatisfactory.
  • Noun, plural
    concerns.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    concern.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Distorting, Obstructing, diminishing, Jeopardizing, Discontinuing, Endangering, undermining, impeding, Bothering, impair, Impairing, Interrupting, interfering, Displacing, intruding, inhibiting, hindering, Contravening, stopping, worsening, seriously, Infringing, Derailing, Terminating, stirring, eroding, Harassing, Hampering, Harming, Suppressing, Afflicting, affecting, prejudice, Prejudicing, Violating, troubling, Bedevilling, Destroying, sabotaging, Influencing, altering, suffering, reassuring, compromising, Preventing, impinging, Breaching, Suspending, encroaching, Modifying, Impacting, tampering, bugging, complaining, relocating, blocking, halting, allocating, shake, shaking, Attaining, Besetting, Realizing, amend, Amending, shifting, alarming, traveling, travelling, moving, stroking, mixing, Wagging, attacking, asking, Plaguing, upsetting, jamming, changing, waving, Placing, confusing, Preoccupying, depressing, haunting, concerning, disturbance, devastating, damaging.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    distressing, disconcerting, disruptive, irritating, alarming, Distracting, disturbed, frightening, troublesome, embarrassing, shocking, upsetting, annoying, confusing, ominous, startling, Preoccupying, uncomfortable, puzzling, sobering, disappointing, intrusive, perplexing, galling, appalling, nagging, grim, daunting, serious, troubled, frustrating, outrageous, distressed, uneasy, staggering, inconvenient, unpleasant, concerned, eerie, scary, dangerous, terrifying, regrettable, unfortunate, striking, exciting, chilling, upset, weird, sad, painful, pressing, baffling, tragic, severe, strange, ugly.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    haunting.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Disrupting, disconcerting.

Antonyms for Disturbing:

• adj.

  • disquieting
    easy, comforting, nice, encouraging, auspicious, pleasant, delightful, agreeable, pleasing, happy, good, helpful.
  • Other antonyms:
    inviting, peaceful, consoling, quiet, settling, tranquil, light, lulling, pacific, convenient, reassuring, restful, comfortable.

Homophones for Disturbing:

• disturbance, doctor of music.