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1) (an instance of) disturbing or being disturbed (disturbance)

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Meaning:
aggressive

attacking or quarrelling without a reason

belligerent, hostile

agonizing

causing, showing, great pain or anxiety

difficult and painful, suffering

confusion

the state of being mixed up, disordered

disorientation

creepy

feeling or causing fear

nasty, scary

grievous

severe

severe, painful; serious

harrowing

causing distress

dangerous, frightening

harsh

rough and unpleasant

rough, crude (to the senses)

horrendous

extremely unpleasant

terrible

importunate

(of a person) making repeated and annoying requests

demanding, insistent

inconvenient

causing discomfort, trouble or annoyance

bothersome, troublesome

inopportune

not suitable or favourable

not appropriate or suitable

mistimed

said or done at an unsuitable time

not appropriate or suitable

poignant

causing pity and sadness

affecting, painful

provocative

causing, likely to cause, anger or (sexual) excitement

aggravating

terrible

causing great fear or horror; causing great discomfort; extreme; extremely bad

bad, horrible

unsatisfactory

not satisfactory

insufficient, inadequate

worrisome

causing worry

troublesome

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