"troubling" meaning in English

See troubling in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more troubling [comparative], most troubling [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} troubling (comparative more troubling, superlative most troubling)
  1. distressing, worrying Derived forms: troublingly Translations (distressing, worrying): ταραχώδης (tarakhṓdēs) (Ancient Greek), aerumnābilis (Latin)
    Sense id: en-troubling-en-adj-vcGa-ijU

Noun

Forms: troublings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} troubling (countable and uncountable, plural troublings)
  1. The infliction of trouble or distress. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-troubling-en-noun-GttIPRzr

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} troubling
  1. present participle and gerund of trouble Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: trouble
    Sense id: en-troubling-en-verb-chmxVYLc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 23 63 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 15 22 63

Inflected forms

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