Meaning & use
Perturbing
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Causing anxiety, worry, or disturbance to the mind.
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The doctor's perturbing silence made the family fear the worst.
It was perturbing to see how quickly the rumor spread.
A note on using this word
From the verb 'perturb', from Latin 'perturbare', to throw into disorder.
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reassuringsoothing
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