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disruptive
Causing an interruption, annoyance, or impairment; negatively affecting concentration, quiet, or a process.
Das ständige Klingeln des Telefons war bei der Besprechung äußerst störend.
The constant ringing of the phone was extremely disruptive during the meeting.
'Störend' (disruptive) is the present participle of the verb 'stören' (to disturb). It describes an active quality: someone or something is disturbing right now or has the quality of being disturbing. You can recognize such forms by the ending '-end'.
Der bellende Hund des Nachbarn ist sehr störend.
The neighbor's barking dog is very disruptive.
'Störend' (disruptive) can be used in three ways: as an adjective before a noun, as an adverb to describe an action, or as part of the predicate with the verb 'sein' (to be).
Bitte entferne alle störenden Objekte vom Tisch.
Please remove all disruptive objects from the table.
A very common and useful construction with this word is 'etwas als störend empfinden' (to find something disruptive). It expresses a subjective perception.
Viele Menschen empfinden laute Werbung im Kino als störend.
Many people find loud advertising in the cinema disruptive.
pleasant
'angenehm' and 'störend' show an opposite effect. 'angenehm' describes something that feels good or comes across as friendly. 'störend' describes something that negatively affects quiet, concentration, or the way something proceeds. A quiet conversation can be pleasant; a loud conversation during an exam is disruptive. So 'störend' especially emphasizes that something is in the way or interrupts.
Am Montag ist der Lärm vor dem Fenster beim Lernen besonders störend.
On Monday, the noise outside the window is especially disruptive while studying.
Im Krankenhaus hat er das ruhige Licht im Zimmer als angenehm empfunden.
In the hospital, he found the soft light in the room pleasant.