What is another word for perturbing ?

enough to try the patience of a saint

Disturbing in nature, causing anxiety or concern

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

enough to drive you up the wall

like getting blood out of a stone

gruelling^UK

grueling^US

labored^US

laboured^UK

easier said than done

checkered^US

chequered^UK

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“There were two scenes that I think would be perturbing to small children.”

Adjective

Causing distress, sadness or anxiety

agonizing^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

agonising^UK

unfavorable^US

humourless^UK

humorless^US

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

gray^US

grey^UK

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

meagre^UK

meager^US

ill-favored^US

bedevilled^UK

bedeviled^US

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Verb

getting in someone's hair

(usually used in third person form "gets") Annoying or irritating (someone)

rubbing up the wrong way

giving someone the hump

driving mad

driving crazy

driving nuts

making someone see red

getting on someone's nerves

getting on someone's tits

getting on your nerves

getting someone's back up

getting someone's dander up

getting someone's goat

getting someone's hackles up

getting someone's wick

getting under someone's skin

getting up your nose

gnawing

harrying

making someone's hackles rise

making your blood boil

rattling someone's cage

ruffling someone's feathers

trying someone's patience

getting under your skin

driving round the bend

getting up someone's nose

driving to distraction

flustering

driving round the twist

hitting where one lives

niggling

abrading

mithering

rubbing the wrong way

getting your dander up

ruffling one's feathers

getting on one's nerves

making somebody's hackles rise

giving someone the pip

getting your hackles up

putting someone's nose out of joint

pushing someon's buttons

driving you up the wall

getting a rise out of

setting on

setting off

getting across someone

breathing down someone's neck

leaning on

pressurising^UK

bringing pressure to bear on

putting someone off their stroke

wearing

throwing into tizzy

causing someone to lose their composure

rubbing you up the wrong way

setting one's teeth on edge

sticking in one's craw

trying the patience of

jarring upon

grating upon

wearing upon

getting on the wrong side of

making an enemy of somebody

setting someone's teeth on edge

hanging up

getting even

upsetting the applecart

victimizing^US

terrorizing^US

making it hot for someone

victimising^UK

sticking the knife into

expelling

wronging

making things hot for someone

dragooning

singling out

terrorising^UK

getting the knife into

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

bending someone's ear

imposing on

carping at

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Verb

Present participle for to disturb the composure of

putting someone off their stroke

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

terrorizing^US

racking

harrying

terrorising^UK

setting someone back on their heels

putting out of countenance

putting someone off their stride

catching off balance

making someone scratch their head

causing to be at a stand

destabilizing^US

causing someone to lose their composure

scaring the bejesus out of

weighing heavily on

making one's hair stand on end

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

throwing into a tizzy

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

balking^US

baulking^UK

causing anxiety

picking on

making self-conscious

stopping someone in their tracks

eating away at

electrifying

beating

hurting somebody's feelings

pulling the rug from under

thwarting

abasing

pulling the rug out from under

scaring the pants off

scaring someone out of their wits

scaring the living daylights out of

causing concern to

causing discomfort to

throwing into a blue funk

making one's blood run cold

driving up the wall

springing on

making someone jump out of their skin

making someone fed up

taking the wind out of your sails

throwing a curve

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

getting on one's nerves

stimulating

hacking you off

pressing

scaring the daylights out of

rubbing the wrong way

knocking the wind out of

throwing into a panic

frightening the living daylights out of

harshing one's mellow

giving someone a jolt

giving someone a fright

galvanizing^US

upsetting the applecart

galvanising^UK

trying the patience of

making discontented

getting on your nerves

sending over the edge

causing someone distress

causing pain

throwing a curveball

knocking out

hitting like ton of bricks

raising someone's eyebrows

completely surprising

grossing out

shaking out of your complacency

breaking the heart of

giving someone goose pimples

harshing someone's mellow

making gloomy

giving someone the blues

making desolate

making despondent

bringing tears to your eyes

knocking the stuffing out of

bearing down

turning off

breaking someone's heart

dashing hopes

keeping under

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

chilling to the marrow

putting the fear of God into

freezing your blood

getting the wind up

screwing up

throwing into a fright

filling with consternation

messing up

making one's flesh creep

giving one the creeps

scaring someone half to death

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“The information did not perturb her, and her coolness was a challenge.”

Verb

tugging at your heartstrings

(usually of a disease or condition) Present participle for to affect adversely

exerting influence on

biasing^US

biassing^UK

making an impression on

going to your head

turning someone's head

moulding^UK

molding^US

colouring^UK

coloring^US

channeling^US

channelling^UK

making someone suffer

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Present participle for to cause disorder or confusion in

raveling^US

ravelling^UK

throwing into disorder

getting into a tangle

throwing into confusion

distorting

throwing into disarray

making more difficult

throwing into a state of disorganization

making difficulties

enmeshing

reordering

bringing into disorder

bringing into disarray

intermixing

borking

horking

colouring^UK

coloring^US

muddying the waters of

throwing up smoke screen

clouding the issue

throwing a veil over

upsetting the applecart

throwing a spanner in the works

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

rendering unintelligible

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