Thesaurus / disturbing
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
In this way the curious parallelism to animal motions, which was so striking and disturbing to the human beholder, was attained.
THE WAR OF THE WORLDSH. G. WELLS
Again, "Disturbing the Congregation" is an etching subject, elaborated.
THE LIFE OF GEORGE CRUIKSHANK, VOL. II. (OF II)BLANCHARD JERROLD
Something, however, had been disturbing Owindia's peace of mind this evening.
THE CHIEF OF THE RANGESH. A. CODY
He held Laurence's gaze with a passionate expression of understanding which to Laurence was peculiarly offensive and disturbing.
NARCISSUSEVELYN SCOTT
Even the starting point may have a disturbing effect on the sense of place.
CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGYHANS GROSS
After begging pardon for disturbing us, they built a smoky fire, near the drying negatives.
IN INDIAN MEXICO (1908)FREDERICK STARR
There are a great many other floating ideas that prove the source of disturbing dreads for many people.
HEALTH THROUGH WILL POWERJAMES J. WALSH
This reduces the amount of disturbing noise in the receiver.
CYCLOPEDIA OF TELEPHONY AND TELEGRAPHY, VOL. 2KEMPSTER MILLER
No one thought of disturbing him by asking any questions, for they saw that something was on his mind, and the sir were well-bred.
THE HEROES OF ASGARDANNIE KEARY
The fact that Angela was yellow-haired and cute was also disturbing.
THE "GENIUS"THEODORE DREISER
WORDS RELATED TO DISTURBING
- Daedalean
- Gordian
- abstruse
- bewildering
- byzantine
- circuitous
- complicated
- confused
- convoluted
- crabbed
- cryptic
- discursive
- disordered
- disturbing
- enigmatic
- entangled
- excursive
- hidden
- impenetrable
- inscrutable
- interwoven
- intricate
- involved
- jumbled
- knotted
- knotty
- labyrinthine
- mazy
- meandering
- mingled
- mixed
- muddled
- obscure
- paradoxical
- perplexing
- puzzling
- rambling
- recondite
- round-about
- sinuous
- snarled
- sophisticated
- tangled
- tortuous
- undecipherable
- unfathomable
- winding
- abhorrent
- appalling
- atrocious
- awe-inspiring
- awesome
- awful
- beastly
- dangerous
- desperate
- dire
- disastrous
- disturbing
- dread
- dreaded
- dreadful
- extreme
- fearful
- frightful
- ghastly
- gruesome
- harrowing
- hateful
- hideous
- horrendous
- horrid
- horrifying
- inconvenient
- loathsome
- monstrous
- obnoxious
- odious
- offensive
- petrifying
- poor
- repulsive
- revolting
- rotten
- serious
- severe
- shocking
- unfortunate
- unnerving
- unpleasant
- unwelcome
- vile
- abhorrent
- appalling
- atrocious
- awe-inspiring
- awesome
- awful
- beastly
- dangerous
- desperate
- dire
- disastrous
- disturbing
- dread
- dreaded
- dreadful
- extreme
- fearful
- frightful
- ghastly
- gruesome
- harrowing
- hateful
- hideous
- horrendous
- horrid
- horrifying
- inconvenient
- loathsome
- monstrous
- obnoxious
- odious
- offensive
- petrifying
- poor
- repulsive
- revolting
- rotten
- serious
- severe
- shocking
- unfortunate
- unnerving
- unpleasant
- unwelcome
- vile
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