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单词 disquieting
释义

disquiet

1 of 3

verb

dis·​qui·​et (ˌ)dis-ˈkwī-ət How to pronounce disquiet (audio)
disquieted; disquieting; disquiets

transitive verb

: to take away the peace or tranquility of : disturb, alarm
were disquieted by recent events
disquieting adjective
disquietingly
(ˌ)dis-ˈkwī-ə-tiŋ-lē How to pronounce disquiet (audio)
adverb

disquiet

2 of 3

noun

: lack of peace or tranquility : anxiety
great disquiet among shareholders

disquiet

3 of 3

adjective

archaic
: uneasy, disquieted
disquietly adverb

Synonyms

Verb

  • agitate
  • ail
  • alarm
  • alarum
  • bother
  • concern
  • derail
  • discomfort
  • discompose
  • dismay
  • distemper
  • distract
  • distress
  • disturb
  • exercise
  • flurry
  • frazzle
  • freak (out)
  • fuss
  • hagride
  • perturb
  • undo
  • unhinge
  • unsettle
  • upset
  • weird out
  • worry

Noun

  • ferment
  • fermentation
  • restiveness
  • restlessness
  • Sturm und Drang
  • turmoil
  • uneasiness
  • unquietness
  • unrest
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Example Sentences

Verb we were disquieted by the strange noises we heard outside our tent at night Noun There is increasing public disquiet about the number of violent crimes in the city. a period of disquiet before the results of the close election were confirmed
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
The next few days were disquieting for the country, especially after he was transferred to intensive care. Adam Rasmi, Quartz, 27 Apr. 2020 In much of the Bay Area, the coronavirus pandemic and strict shelter-in-place rules have kept people in their homes, engulfing whole cities in a sense of disquieting calm. Rachel Swan, SFChronicle.com, 25 Apr. 2020 In that light, America’s 20 percent positivity rate is disquieting. Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2020 There are some tells in Allen’s account that are disquieting. Peter Biskind, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2020 Given all that is going on, Cook’s quiet about developers was disquieting. Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2019 The first day of the unprecedented shelter-in-place order for six Bay Area counties went smoothly, as few people ventured outside and commercial districts had an air of disquieting calm. Lizzie Johnson, SFChronicle.com, 17 Mar. 2020 Public health officials and Democrats responded skeptically, citing false hopes and disquiet over pitting the health of the economy against the health of the people. Cassidy Morrison, Washington Examiner, 24 Mar. 2020 Jane Ratcliffe | Longreads | March 2020 | 15 minutes (3,519 words)Lidia Yuknavitch’s disquieting new collection of short stories, Verge, is often bleak, yet also exquisitely hopeful. Jane Ratcliffe, Longreads, 14 Mar. 2020
Noun
The film maintains a pervasive sense of disquiet before a shocking twist halfway through, leading to an eruption of all-out horror at its conspiratorial climax. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2022 Muñoz relays the tale of a dead man who materializes in a field one morning, followed by the shudders of disquiet the discovery sends through the life of the foreman who stumbles into the body. Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022 Russian leaders should feel deep disquiet in the face of a deeply entrenched body of precedents since the Second World War. Michael A. Newton, CNN, 15 Mar. 2022 But as the conflict has turned from weeks to months, and as the bone-chilling cold days of the winter invasion have given way to the heat of the summer, so too has the initial sense of terror in this city made way for a milder disquiet. Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2022 Still, smaller quality-of-life infractions disquiet residents. New York Times, 8 Aug. 2022 Russia's invasion four months ago changed all that, sending disquiet through the continent and prompting its nations to contribute an extra 200 billion euros (around $210 billion) for defense since then. Alexander Smith, NBC News, 29 June 2022 Just as Tesla shareholders have been displaying disquiet about the deal, Twitter shareholders have been displaying skepticism. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2022 But the idea that a sizable piece of humanity’s trash is going to litter the moon has fostered disquiet around the globe. Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

circa 1530, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1581, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1582, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

disquiet 1 of 2

verb

dis·​qui·​et dis-ˈkwī-ət How to pronounce disquiet (audio)
disquieted; disquieting
: to make uneasy or worried
We were disquieted by strange noises in the house.

disquiet

2 of 2

noun

: an uneasy feeling The child's illnesses brought disquiet to the family.

disquieting 1 of 2

adjective

1
as in disturbing
causing worry or anxiety disquieting news of troubles downtown

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • disturbing
  • unsettling
  • troubling
  • frightening
  • frightening
  • upsetting
  • worrisome
  • scary
  • distressing
  • troublesome
  • discomforting
  • perturbing
  • shocking
  • nasty
  • terrifying
  • scary
  • disconcerting
  • nagging
  • terrible
  • horrible
  • troublous
  • discouraging
  • discomfiting
  • alarming
  • chilling
  • disheartening
  • dismaying
  • discomposing
  • demoralizing
  • daunting
  • dire
  • horrifying
  • dread
  • dispiriting
  • dreadful
  • fearful
  • intimidating
  • forbidding
  • ghastly
  • formidable
  • direful
  • frightful
  • harassing
  • fearsome
  • hair-raising
  • horrendous
  • persecutory
  • persecutive

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • reassuring
  • calming
  • soothing
  • settling
  • comforting
  • dreamy
  • narcotic
  • consoling
  • relaxing
  • quieting
  • sedative
  • inviting
  • tranquilizing
  • tranquillizing
  • lulling
  • pacifying
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2
as in unsettling
marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings with a disquieting voice she asked me to investigate the strange noise coming from the basement

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • disturbing
  • unsettling
  • uneasy
  • unnerving
  • tense
  • anxious
  • worrisome
  • distressing
  • creepy
  • nervous
  • agitating
  • restless
  • distressful
  • fraught
  • embarrassing
  • nerve-wracking
  • troublesome
  • nerve-racking
  • hairy
  • nail-biting
  • discouraging
  • foreboding
  • strained
  • misgiving
  • awkward
  • bothersome
  • disheartening
  • unrestful
  • restive

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • quiet
  • calming
  • tranquil
  • comfortable
  • peaceful
  • easy
  • quieting
  • restful
  • pacific
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disquieting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of disquiet
as in alarming
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy we were disquieted by the strange noises we heard outside our tent at night

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • disturbing
  • alarming
  • unsettling
  • distracting
  • worrying
  • concerning
  • bothering
  • haunting
  • distressing
  • discomforting
  • upsetting
  • dismaying
  • angering
  • agitating
  • perturbing
  • annoying
  • irritating
  • plaguing
  • confusing
  • embarrassing
  • unhinging
  • exasperating
  • rattling
  • undoing
  • ailing
  • derailing
  • disconcerting
  • exercising
  • aggravating
  • vexing
  • discomposing
  • discouraging
  • discomfiting
  • fussing
  • flurrying
  • distempering
  • unnerving
  • weirding out
  • frazzling
  • alaruming
  • nettling
  • harassing
  • galling
  • jarring
  • hagriding
  • irking
  • grating
  • mortifying
  • confounding
  • bugging
  • freaking (out)
  • riling
  • harrying
  • disheartening
  • chafing
  • pestering
  • fretting
  • bedeviling
  • dispiriting
  • daunting
  • demoralizing
  • piquing
  • getting
  • peeving
  • flustering
  • putting off
  • chivying
  • discountenancing
  • putting out
  • nonplussing
  • chivvying
  • abashing
  • shaking up
  • nonplusing
  • fazing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • soothing
  • calming
  • quieting
  • composing
  • settling
  • tranquilizing
  • tranquillizing
  • alleviating
  • assuaging
  • allaying
  • mollifying
  • pacifying
  • placating
  • conciliating
  • appeasing
  • propitiating
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