noun
1. the act of harassing someone
• Syn: ↑badgering, ↑torment, ↑bedevilment
• Hypernyms: ↑harassment, ↑molestation
2. the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes
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vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw
• Hypernyms: ↑agitation
adjective
causing distress or worry or anxiety
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distressing (or disturbing) news
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lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
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a disturbing amount of crime
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a revelation that was most perturbing
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a new and troubling thought
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in a particularly worrisome predicament
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a worrying situation
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a worrying time
• Syn: ↑distressing, ↑distressful, ↑disturbing, ↑perturbing, ↑troubling, ↑worrisome
• Similar to: ↑heavy
• Derivationally related forms: ↑distressfulness (for: ↑distressful)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.