troubling

Adj.

1.

troubling - 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" Synonyms: distressful, distressing, disturbing, perturbing, worrying, worrisome

distressful, distressing, disturbing, heavy, perturbing, worrisome, worrying