afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son's leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last worried check of the sleeping children"
A disturbed person is very upset emotionally, and often needs special care or treatment. working with severely emotionally disturbed children
If you describe a situation or period of time as disturbed, you mean that it is unhappy and full of problems. women from disturbed backgrounds. = troubled
emotionally unstable and having difficulty coping with personal relationships having the place or position changed; "the disturbed books and papers on her desk"; "disturbed grass showed where the horse had passed"
You can say that someone is disturbed when they are very worried or anxious. Doctors were disturbed that less than 30 percent of the patients were women = concerned