Synonyms for disturbing
dis·turb·ing

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1. distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worryingadjective

   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"

   Synonyms:
   perturbing, unreassuring, worrying, deplorable, sorry, sad, lamentable, distressful, worrisome, troubling, distressing, pitiful

   Antonyms:
   light

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1. List of paraphrases for "disturbing":

   worrying, troubling, alarming, disquieting, worrisome, unsettling, disruptive, distressing, disconcerting, ominous, disrupting, troublesome, shocking, grim, nagging, irritating, unnerving, uneasy, confusing

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1. John Katko:

   And that's before Afghanistan fell, this is a very dangerous situation, and what is most disturbing is that the president was just defiant as hell about his decision – it is clear he didn't listen to his key military advisers – and he did not talk about the biggest implication of his decision, which is an increased threat to the homeland.

2. Ami Bera:

   This disturbing crime is an outrage that goes against everything we stand for as a nation of immigrants, xenophobia and racism have no place in America, and we as a nation need to stand up to these hate crimes -- starting with the President.

3. Dashon Nicholas:

   I think it’s just kids, i think it is pretty disturbing, but this whole area down here is disturbing.

4. Vice President Joe Biden:

   The message that is coming out of the United States as a consequence of the presidential campaign about American attitudes, about Mexicans and Mexico generally, but the entire hemisphere and our place in the world, is disturbing.

5. Heidi Heitkamp:

   We cannot survive a trade war, this kind of disruption to a fragile farm economy is very disturbing.