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disturbing

/dɪsˈtɝ.bɪŋ/ adjective B2
  1. Causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling. · A disturbing film that tries to explore the mind of a serial killer.· His behaviour is very disturbing.
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“I’m sure it must have been very disturbing.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 156 · C1
I leave it to your judgment whether it was possible for the thief to have come up here without disturbing us.”
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 44 · B2

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