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disturbing definition
disturbing |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb disturb 3 of 5 senses of disturb Sense 1 disturb, upset, trouble => agitate, rouse, turn on charge, commove, excite, charge up => jolt => perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder => distress Sense 2 agitate, disturb, commove, shake up stir up raise up => stir, toss => roil, rile Sense 3 touch, disturb => upset => violate Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb disturb 3 of 5 senses of disturb Sense 1 disturb, upset, trouble => agitate, rouse, turn on charge, commove, excite, charge up => hype up psych up => bother => pother => electrify => jolt => perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder => worry => misgive => eat, eat on => nag => distress => besiege Sense 2 agitate, disturb, commove, shake up stir up raise up => stir, toss => beat scramble => whisk, whip => cream => churn => paddle => poke => roil, rile => muddle, puddle Sense 3 touch, disturb => upset => violate Entailment of verb disturb Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb disturb 5 senses of disturb Sense 1 disturb, upset, trouble => affect, impress, move strike Sense 2 agitate, disturb, commove, shake up stir up raise up => move displace Sense 3 touch, disturb => change, alter Sense 4 interrupt, disturb => act move Sense 5 disturb => damage Familiarity of verb disturb disturb used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb disturb Sense 1 disturb, upset, trouble => affect, impress, move strike -------------- Sense 2 agitate, disturb, commove, shake up stir up raise up => move displace -------------- Sense 3 touch, disturb => change, alter -------------- Sense 4 interrupt, disturb => act move -------------- Sense 5 disturb => damage -------------- Overview of verb disturb The verb disturb has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (8) disturb, upset, trouble -- (move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought") 2. (6) agitate, disturb, commove, shake up stir up raise up -- (change the arrangement or position of) 3. (2) touch, disturb -- (tamper with "Don't touch my CDs!") 4. (2) interrupt, disturb -- (destroy the peace or tranquility of "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading") 5. (1) disturb -- (damage as if by shaking or jarring; "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!") Overview of adj disturbing The adj disturbing has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying -- (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") Antonyms of adj disturbing 1 sense of disturbing Sense 1 distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying INDIRECT (VIA heavy) -> light Similarity of adj disturbing 1 sense of disturbing Sense 1 distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying => heavy (vs. light) Attributes of adj disturbing Familiarity of adj disturbing disturbing used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj disturbing disturbing Overview of verb disturb The verb disturb has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (8) disturb, upset, trouble -- (move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought") 2. (6) agitate, disturb, commove, shake up stir up raise up -- (change the arrangement or position of) 3. (2) touch, disturb -- (tamper with "Don't touch my CDs!") 4. (2) interrupt, disturb -- (destroy the peace or tranquility of "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading") 5. (1) disturb -- (damage as if by shaking or jarring; "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!") Overview of adj disturbing The adj disturbing has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying -- (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")
disturbing definition
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