Meaning & use
troubling
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Causing worry, anxiety, or distress.
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The report revealed troubling trends in youth mental health.
It's troubling that no one noticed the error sooner.
A note on using this word
Functions both as an adjective describing something distressing and as the present participle of "trouble."
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Words with an opposite meaning
reassuringcomforting
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