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Confusing vs Disturbing - What's the difference?

confusing | disturbing |

As adjectives the difference between confusing and disturbing

is that confusing is difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic etc while disturbing is causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.

As verbs the difference between confusing and disturbing

is that confusing is while disturbing is .

confusing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic etc
    • Several sections in that book are really confusing .

    Related terms

    * confuse * confused * confusion

    Verb

    (head)

    • disturbing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8 , passage=I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields, in no very mild state of fear of that gentleman's wife, whose vigilance was seldom relaxed. And thus we came by a circuitous route to Mohair, the judge occupied by his own guilty thoughts, and I by others not less disturbing .}}

    Verb

    (head)