causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"[syn: distressing ]

adjective

disquieting , disruptive , distressful , distressing , intrusive , troublesome , troublous , unsettling , upsetting , worrisome