Dictionary Definition
perturbing adj : causing distress or worry or
anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if
something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime";
"a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling
thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying
situation"; "a worrying time" [syn: distressing, distressful, disturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Verb
perturbing- present participle of perturb
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
agitating, baffling, bewildering, bothering, breathtaking, charged, cliff-hanging, confounding, confusing, discomposing, disconcerting, dismaying, disquieting, distracting, disturbing, electric, embarrassing, enigmatic, exciting, exhilarating, galvanic, heady, heart-expanding,
heart-stirring, heart-swelling, heart-thrilling, impressive, inflammatory, intoxicating, intricate, jarring, jolting, maddening, mind-blowing,
moving, mysterious, mystifying, overcoming, overmastering, overpowering, overwhelming, perplexing, piquant, problematic, provocative, provoking, puzzling, ravishing, soul-stirring,
spirit-stirring, stimulating, stimulative, stirring, striking, suspenseful, suspensive, tantalizing, telling, thrilling, thrilly, troubling, unsettling, upsetting