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单词 perturbing
释义

perturbing

adjective

per·​turb·​ing pər-ˈtər-biŋ How to pronounce perturbing (audio)
: causing worry, upset, or concern : unsettling
… the absence of mail was somehow just as perturbing as its presence, and it made him feel strangely on edge. Bentley Little
Rowland had an odd feeling … that she might make, later, some perturbing discovery. Henry James
perturbingly adverb
The one memorable sequence in this perturbingly aimless piece is a pensive, wistful solo toward the start … Alan M. Kriegsman

Synonyms

  • discomforting
  • discomposing
  • disquieting
  • distressing
  • disturbing
  • nagging
  • nasty
  • troublesome
  • troubling
  • troublous
  • unsettling
  • upsetting
  • worrisome
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Word History

First Known Use

1559, in the meaning defined above

perturbing 1 of 2

adjective

as in disturbing
causing worry or anxiety the perturbing news meant that we'd have to end our vacation prematurely

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • disturbing
  • unsettling
  • troubling
  • upsetting
  • frightening
  • troublesome
  • disquieting
  • frightening
  • distressing
  • scary
  • worrisome
  • discomforting
  • nasty
  • shocking
  • terrifying
  • disconcerting
  • scary
  • nagging
  • terrible
  • horrible
  • troublous
  • discouraging
  • alarming
  • disheartening
  • demoralizing
  • chilling
  • discomfiting
  • discomposing
  • dismaying
  • daunting
  • dispiriting
  • dire
  • dreadful
  • fearful
  • horrifying
  • intimidating
  • harassing
  • forbidding
  • formidable
  • dread
  • ghastly
  • direful
  • fearsome
  • frightful
  • horrendous
  • persecutory
  • persecutive
  • hair-raising

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • reassuring
  • calming
  • soothing
  • settling
  • quieting
  • comforting
  • consoling
  • dreamy
  • relaxing
  • sedative
  • tranquilizing
  • narcotic
  • tranquillizing
  • inviting
  • pacifying
  • lulling
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perturbing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of perturb
as in alarming
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy the caller's strange remark perturbed me enough to keep me awake that night

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • disturbing
  • alarming
  • distracting
  • concerning
  • unsettling
  • bothering
  • worrying
  • upsetting
  • angering
  • haunting
  • agitating
  • disquieting
  • distressing
  • discomforting
  • annoying
  • irritating
  • dismaying
  • plaguing
  • unhinging
  • derailing
  • confusing
  • embarrassing
  • undoing
  • ailing
  • aggravating
  • exasperating
  • rattling
  • frazzling
  • exercising
  • vexing
  • discouraging
  • disconcerting
  • harassing
  • fussing
  • discomposing
  • distempering
  • nettling
  • flurrying
  • weirding out
  • pestering
  • hagriding
  • confounding
  • irking
  • bugging
  • bedeviling
  • grating
  • galling
  • discomfiting
  • jarring
  • unnerving
  • riling
  • harrying
  • mortifying
  • fretting
  • alaruming
  • disheartening
  • dispiriting
  • piquing
  • freaking (out)
  • chafing
  • chivying
  • getting
  • peeving
  • chivvying
  • flustering
  • daunting
  • demoralizing
  • putting off
  • discountenancing
  • nonplussing
  • putting out
  • abashing
  • fazing
  • shaking up
  • nonplusing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • soothing
  • calming
  • quieting
  • composing
  • settling
  • tranquilizing
  • alleviating
  • tranquillizing
  • assuaging
  • mollifying
  • pacifying
  • allaying
  • propitiating
  • placating
  • appeasing
  • conciliating
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