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troubling
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
troubling
(adjective)
trouble
(verb)
troubling
/
ˈ
trʌbəlɪŋ/
adjective
troubling
/
ˈ
trʌbəlɪŋ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of TROUBLING
[
more troubling; most troubling
]
:
causing feelings of worry
:
disturbing or upsetting
troubling
events/news/questions
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