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[ dis-kwahy-i-ting ] / dɪsˈkwaɪ ɪ tɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR disquieting ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecausing anxiety or uneasiness; disturbing: disquieting news. Origin of disquietingFirst recorded in 1570–80; disquiet + -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM disquietingdis·qui·et·ing·ly, adverbself-dis·qui·et·ing, adjectiveWords nearby disquietingdispute, disqualification, disqualify, disquantity, disquiet, disquieting, disquietude, disquisition, Disraeli, Disraeli, Benjamin, disrate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for disquietingThey had a party later on in Richmond with their friends, which I found at once happy but disquieting. How the Tide Turned on Gay Marriage|Michael Signer|June 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST That is the question at the heart of this disquieting story from the most-talented E. Jean Carroll. The Stacks: The Searing Story of How Murder Stalked a Tiny New York Town|E. Jean Carroll|April 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST The message is disquieting; the messengers are the ones we've been waiting for. Israelis and Palestinians: Getting Down To Business|Bernard Avishai|June 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST Regardless, the symbiosis between the Democratic Party and Silicon Valley is, on a real level, disquieting. The GOP’s Huge, Growing Modernity Gap|Lloyd Green|June 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“Cosmopolis,” the David Cronenberg film starring Robert Pattinson, is a disquieting look at a twisted Wall Street. In ‘Cosmopolis,’ Robert Pattinson Depicts Financial World Gone Mad|Alex Klein|August 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST And before his journey was over, amid his sham triumphs, he began to be disturbed by disquieting rumours. Darkness and Dawn|Frederic W. Farrar Tubby was the first to give these disquieting thoughts words. The Boy Scouts at the Panama Canal|John Henry Goldfrap A more unexpected or disquieting question could hardly have been addressed to him. The Weird Sisters, Volume II (of 3)|Richard Dowling Evil is disquieting to a novice; but it does not look so bad after you have done it a while and get used to it. Explanation of Catholic Morals|John H. Stapleton The reports of June 27th showed a normal temperature, no disquieting symptoms and, finally, a substantial improvement. The Life of King Edward VII|J. Castell Hopkins
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