perturbing

Words with a similar base: perturbing

'perturbing'

[perturb.v.01] as in: disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed

Examples:
She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill

'perturbing'

[perturb.v.02] as in: disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom

Examples:
The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion

'perturbing'

[perturb.v.03] as in: cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull

Examples:
The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet

'perturbing'

[perturb.v.04] as in: throw into great confusion or disorder

Examples:
Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt

'perturbing'

[distressing.s.01] as in: causing distress or worry or anxiety

Examples:
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

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