troubling
adjective
trou·bling
ˈtrə-b(ə-)liŋ 
: causing feelings of worry or anxiety
a troubling news report
It's not just trauma survivors who may be distracted or derailed by shocking or troubling material …—
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troublingly
adverb
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the most troubling sign of all is that he's stopped returning my phone calls
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This gender disparity is particularly troubling given that 79% of working women—compared with 58% of working men—are in occupations susceptible to generative AI disruption.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Those tapes, and Sampson’s 38-page criminal history — including charges never even pursued by prosecutors — raise some troubling questions about the conduct of the city’s police officers.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
In the meantime the Coma cluster result really hammers home how troubling the Hubble tension is.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Below, 10 moments that exemplified this troubling trend just within the first few weeks of 2025, each of which has been unleashed thanks to the rise of the manosphere and the election of Trump 2.0.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 22 Jan. 2025
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Bernard Marr, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Those tapes, and Sampson’s 38-page criminal history — including charges never even pursued by prosecutors — raise some troubling questions about the conduct of the city’s police officers.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
In the meantime the Coma cluster result really hammers home how troubling the Hubble tension is.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Below, 10 moments that exemplified this troubling trend just within the first few weeks of 2025, each of which has been unleashed thanks to the rise of the manosphere and the election of Trump 2.0.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Troubling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troubling. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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