disturbing

• "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"

Synonyms

• distressingcausing distress or worry or anxiety; bad
• distressfulcausing distress or worry or anxiety
• perturbingcausing distress or worry or anxiety
• troublingcausing distress or worry or anxiety
• worrisomenot reassuring; causing distress or worry or anxiety
• worryingthe act of harassing someone ; the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes; causing distress or worry or anxiety