dɪˈstɹɛsɪŋ dɪsˈtɜːbɪŋ ˈwʌɹisəm ˈwʌɹisəm not reassuring; tending to cause anxiety 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