how to pronounce disturbing

/dɪsˈtɝbɪŋ/

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disturbing is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of disturbing in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… your book points out a disturbing well a …”

meanings of disturbing

adjective:

Causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.

verb:

Present participle of disturb.

disturbing frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word disturbing occurs in english on average 13.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics disturbing can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that disturbing can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;