PERTURBING

distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

perturbing

present participle of perturb

Source: Wiktionary


PERTURB

Per*turb", v. t. Etym: [L. perturbare, perturbatum; per + turbare to disturb, fr. turba a disorder: cf. OF. perturber. See Per-, and Turbid.]

1. To disturb; to agitate; to vex; to trouble; to disquiet. Ye that . . . perturb so my feast with crying. Chaucer.

2. To disorder; to confuse. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SOUARI

(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil


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Coffee Trivia

Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.

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