disturbingly
14
5.3
- adverb
- /dɪˈstɜrbɪŋli/
:
preocupantemente
- Not to mention what was done to his poor parents, to his wives, and, most disturbingly, to his children.
- disturbingly similar
- disturbingly high
- disturbingly large
So you are disturbingly bad at geography.
- So you are disturbingly bad at geography.
- But the actual history and philosophy of the witch hunts is far more fascinating and disturbingly relevant today.
- But by that time, a strange thing it gone really disturbingly wrong.
- Like they really let me get super like disturbingly attached and then fucking cut the cord.
Examples
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The bad news is that the public's understanding of science in our country is disturbingly low.
Academic text (2005) -
But in the morning, the memory of my dream was disturbingly vivid.
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Okay, you are disturbingly good at this.
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So you are disturbingly bad at geography.
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Charlie had withdrawn into his own memories, but he felt something else, something disturbingly familiar.
Fiction book (1994) -
Eighty years later, circumstances have become disturbingly similar to the interwar period.
Academic text (2003) -
Jim shares the cooking and the housework, but something is still disturbingly askew.
Fiction book (1992) -
Earlier studies have documented disturbingly high levels of homophobia and heterosexism.
Academic text (2007) -
Investors are focusing on the softness of the soft landing, but even a soft landing could be disturbingly bumpy.
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The horror movie was disturbingly realistic, leaving the audience in shock.
Synonyms
30
6.8
In a strange and frightening way
26
3.4
In a way that makes a person feel uncomfortable or awkward
18
4.4
Shows that something is very bad, unpleasant, or extreme
14
5.4
In a way that makes people feel worried or afraid
12
5.7
In a way that makes you feel scared
5
6.5
In a way that is very frightening or very strong to show how serious something is
5
6.9
In a way that is strange, surprising, and hard to explain
4
4.9
In a way that makes someone feel afraid or uncomfortable
4
4.9
In a way that makes you feel afraid or very worried
3
6.3
In a way that makes you feel afraid or very uncomfortable
3
6.5
In a way that makes people feel worried or unhappy
3
6.0
In a way that is very shocking or frightening
3
6.7
In a way that makes people feel very afraid or shocked
2
4.6
In a way that makes people feel concerned
1
7.5
In a way that makes people feel uneasy or confused
1
5.0
In a way that makes people worried or upset
1
8.2
In a way that shocks and feels out of place
1
7.0
In a way that makes you feel worried or nervous
1
7.5
In a way that makes someone feel nervous or uneasy
1
7.0
In a strange, frightening way that feels like a ghost
1
7.5
In a way that makes people afraid
1
5.1
In a way that makes someone feel sad or worried
1
7.5
In a way that makes people feel surprised and upset
1
8.8
In a way that causes great fear or pain
1
7.5
It happens in a very unpleasant and frightening way
In a way that makes people feel anxious or uneasy
In a way that makes people feel nervous or unsure
In a way that shows something bad will happen
Antonyms
How Disturbing
Surface Forms
Morphology
disturbingly = disturbing (transparent) = disturb + ing + ly
Formed by adding '-ly' to 'disturbing' (which is 'disturb' + '-ing'), so the adverbial meaning 'in a disturbing way' is directly derivable.
Etymology
Disturbingly comes from disturb, which is made of the parts dis- 'apart' and turbare 'to confuse or upset'. So something done disturbingly breaks the usual calm or order—like turbulent air that shakes a plane—and that is why it makes you feel worried or uneasy.