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disturbing

C1Frequent NGSL-3
UK /dɪˈstɜːbɪŋ/US /dɪˈstɜːrbɪŋ/
adjective

making you feel anxious and upset or shocked

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Do schools kill creativity? | Sir Ken Robinson | TED
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while this man talked to her mother about all the problems Gillian was having at school, because she was disturbing people, her homework was always late, and so on.

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