perturbing

ADJECTIVE

disturbing

Synonyms

STRONG

aggravating agitating alarming annoying depressing discommoding discomposing disconcerting discouraging dismaying disquieting distressing embarrassing foreboding frightening harassing impeding irritating perplexing provoking startling threatening troubling trying unsettling upsetting vexing worrying

WEAK

bothersome burdensome consequential creepy difficult disagreeable discomforting disruptive distressful gloomy hard inconvenient intrusive irksome laborious ominous onerous painful pessimistic prophetic severe sinister tiresome toilsome troublesome troublous uncertain unpleasant wearisome worrisome

Antonyms

STRONG

comforting encouraging happy pleasant pleasing soothing

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That people are so susceptible to what they read, watch and listen to online is perturbing enough as it is.

From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2025

“It’s perturbing and upsetting,” said Mark Bookbinder, a 68-year-old engineer who lives in Cincinnati.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025

By combining this data with gene expression analysis and the known effects of perturbing specific genes, scientists have ascribed functions to such chromatin marks.

From Science Daily ● May 9, 2024

This is because the smoke has disrupted this dynamic growth pattern, as opposed to just perturbing a more stable system like an adult.

From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2023

We are perturbing our poor planet in serious and contradictory ways.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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