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  • adjective Causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.
  • verb Present participle of disturb.

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  • adjective causing distress or worry or anxiety

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  • China, Russia, even Iran, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says they're all gaining influence in South America, details of what she calls a disturbing trend.

    CNN Transcript May 1, 2009 2009

  • A Muslim group here in Washington, D.C., now revealing what it knows about the investigation, and what it describes as a disturbing farewell video left before they headed off.

    CNN Transcript Dec 9, 2009 2009

  • JENNIFER PHILLIPS, WHNS REPORTER (voice-over): As students at Clemson University head to class, some are taking a break to talk about what they call disturbing pictures, pictures taken at an off - campus party.

    CNN Transcript Jan 30, 2007 2007

  • JENNIFER PHILLIPS, REPORTER, WHNS (voice over): As students at Clemson University head to class, some are taking a break to talk about what they call disturbing pictures, pictures taken at an off - campus party.

    CNN Transcript Jan 30, 2007 2007

  • Last week, Allen's campaign highlighted what it called disturbing, sexually graphic passages from several military novels Webb has written.

    CNN Transcript Oct 31, 2006 2006

  • Last week, Allen's campaign highlighted what it called disturbing, sexually graphic passages from several military novels Webb has written.

    CNN Transcript Nov 1, 2006 2006

  • Last week, Allen's campaign highlighted what it called disturbing, sexually graphic passages from several military novels Webb has written.

    CNN Transcript Oct 31, 2006 2006

  • Last week, Allen's campaign highlighted what it called disturbing, sexually graphic passages from several military novels Webb has written.

    CNN Transcript Nov 1, 2006 2006

  • And he's concerned about what he calls a disturbing loss.

    CNN Transcript - Special Event: People Count: Hot on the Trail - April 23, 2000 2000

  • At the same time we confess that what we call disturbing causes are simply those parts of the true circumstances which we do not know or have neglected, and we endeavour in future to take account of them.

    Five of Maxwell's Papers James Clerk Maxwell 1855

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