storende

Storende is a Dutch present participle derived from the verb storen, meaning to disturb, bother, or interrupt. It is used as an adjective to describe something that causes disturbance or nuisance. In neutral and formal Dutch, storende often appears in contexts such as science, law, or everyday language to refer to factors, noises, or behaviors that interfere with a process or experience. Common usages include storende factoren (disturbing factors) and storende geluiden (disturbing noises). In predicative position, the form is storend: Het geluid is storend (The noise is disturbing).

Grammatically, storende functions as an adjective and inflects like other Dutch adjectives. It has a predicative form storend and an attributive form storende. When used attributively with definite or plural nouns, it generally takes an -e ending, as in de storende factoren or de storende aanwezigheid. In neutral, single-noun predicative constructions after a linking verb, it appears as storend: Het geluid is storend.

Etymology and related terms: storende is built from the verb storen plus the suffix -ende, forming a present participle that can act as an adjective. Related words include hinderlijk, another Dutch term for disturbing or nuisance, and the noun form of disturbance is typically expressed with phrases rather than a single inflected noun.

Usage notes: Storende is common in descriptions of measurements, environments, or behaviors where interference or annoyance is relevant. It is distinct from expressions of functional disturbance, and should be chosen to match whether the disturbance is being described as a property (attributive) or as a state (predicative).