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
perturbing
present participle of perturb
Source: Wiktionary
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
12 February 2025
(noun) an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung’s disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
