disturbingdis‧turb‧ing /dɪˈstɜːbɪŋ $ -ɜːr-/ ●●○ adjective 
Examples
a disturbing increase in the crime rate—disturbingly adverb
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Collocations- It's very disturbing, the way they're getting rid of older employees.
- I dismissed the thoughts as too disturbing and concentrated instead on Selkirk's poem.
- I have never been regular, so it is not disturbing to find them light, blotchy and short-lived.
- It seems to open up all the disturbing conflicts and inconsistencies which have been at the heart of their problems.
- Mr Milburn said the new statistics also revealed a disturbing trend towards long-term unemployment.
- That these drugs themselves may actually be adding to that incidence is a disturbing thought.
- The pier at the right is also disturbing - because it is an unobtrusive detail.
- Yet Sophia was not usually the kind of person to say disturbing things.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a worrying/disturbing aspect
Word family· The worrying aspect is that it gets worse every year.
► horrible/disturbing thought· A horrible thought struck her: could he be having an affair?
► an alarming/worrying/disturbing trend· I have detected a worrying trend of late.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► deeply· It is radical, revolutionary and deeply disturbing.· But the mythical basis for these gratifying notions is, once again, deeply disturbing.· I found this a deeply disturbing work, an impression which was further intensified upon repeat hearings.
► more· But somehow this latest encounter with Matthew had been even more disturbing than their encounter in the cupboard.· Talking of Random House - and who isn't - more disturbing news reaches me.· Another, more disturbing, thought jarred Holman's mind.· All this was awful enough, but a yet more disturbing revelation was to come.· Once the father was imprisoned, new and even more disturbing allegations began to emerge from the children.· They passed a counter above which hung trusses of pigeons, pheasants and other less identifiable but more disturbing birds.· But when he arrives down under, the simple enquiry leads to other more disturbing questions.
► most· One of the most disturbing features of the case was how patients' protestations of abuse were ignored.· One of the most disturbing aspects of the report relates to the financing of the committee.· But the strikes themselves have left the most disturbing legacy.· Complacency on the part of the home owner is the most disturbing factor in domestic security.· The flickering firelight revealed an appearance that was most disturbing.· This is most disturbing, Lennon.· The most disturbing threat to our freedom and security is the growing disrespect for the rule of law.
► rather· The anchoress would be interred in this room in an impressive if rather disturbing ceremony during a Mass for the Dead.
► very· It happens frequently and it's very disturbing.· This was very disturbing emotionally for George, but it really had to be done.· I find it very disturbing and unwelcome to have you go touching me as you do.· However, the disappearance of the Soviet Union will have very disturbing consequences.· The possible consequences of this are very disturbing indeed.· Except that there was the very disturbing thought lodged somewhere in her mind that she didn't want it to be harmless.
WORD FAMILYadjectivedisturbed ≠ undisturbeddisturbingnoundisturbanceverbdisturbadverbdisturbingly
worrying or upsetting: a disturbing increase in the crime rate—disturbingly adverb