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disquieting

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dis·qui·et  (ds-kwt)
tr.v. dis·qui·et·ed, dis·qui·et·ing, dis·qui·ets
To deprive of peace or rest; trouble.
n.
Absence of peace or rest; anxiety.
adj. Archaic
Uneasy; restless.
dis·quiet·ing·ly adv.
dis·quiet·ly adv.
dis·quiet·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.disquieting - causing mental discomfort; "the disquieting sounds of nearby gunfire"
uncomfortable - conducive to or feeling mental discomfort; "this kind of life can prove disruptive and uncomfortable"; "the uncomfortable truth"; "grew uncomfortable beneath his appraising eye"; "an uncomfortable way of surprising me just when I felt surest"; "the teacher's presence at the conference made the child very uncomfortable"
disquieting
adjective worrying, troubling, upsetting, disturbing, distressing, annoying, irritating, unsettling, harrowing, unnerving, disconcerting, vexing, perturbing, bothersome
Translations
disquieting [dɪsˈkwaɪətɪŋ] adj → inquietante
disquieting [dɪsˈkwaɪətɪŋ] adj → inquiétant(e) → alarmant(e)
disquieting [dɪsˈkwaɪətɪŋ] disquiet adj → beunruhigend
disquieting [dɪsˈkwaɪətɪŋ] adj → inquietante, allarmante


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What rendered this intelligence the more disquieting was the inability of the Astorians, in their present reduced state as to numbers, and the exigencies of their new establishment, to furnish detachments to penetrate the country in different directions, and fix the posts necessary to secure the interior trade.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
As we have received certain very disquieting information concerning the value of these shares, we must ask you to adjust the account before closing hours to-day, or we shall be compelled to place the shares upon the market.
A Millionaire of Yesterday by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
Did any qualm of conscience point its disquieting finger of reproach at the murderer?
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