disturbing

ADJECTIVE:

1. upsetting or disquieting; dismaying:
a disturbing increase in the crime rate.

2. tending to upset or agitate; troubling; worrying.

3. causing feelings of worry, concern, or anxiety:
Disturbing news; A disturbing discovery; The next phase in which I had a part was even more disturbing, and infinitely more painful. —Bram Stoker.

4. causing anxiety; worrying:
disturbing unemployment figures.

5. making one feel worried or upset:
There was something about him she found disturbing; There are disturbing reports of killings at the two centers.

Origin:

First recorded in 1585–95; disturb + -ing2. —Dictionary.com. // 1594. —Merriam-Webster.

See disturb.

Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4.

Added: 10 March 2020 {5:57pm} // Updated: 15 July 2020 {12:17 PM}