adj
Meaning 1
distressing, worrying
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
troubling
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CMU ARPABET: T R AH1 B AH0 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: T R AH1 B L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The infliction of trouble or distress.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of trouble
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
causing distress or worry or anxiety
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, worrisome, worrying
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Ancient Greek: ταραχώδης (tarakhṓdēs) — distressing, worrying
- Latin: aerumnābilis — distressing, worrying