disquieting


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dis·qui·et

 (dĭs-kwī′ĭt)
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·qui′et·ing·ly adv.
dis·qui′et·ly adv.
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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"
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disquieting

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disquieting

adjective
Troubling to the mind or emotions:
disruptive, distressful, distressing, disturbing, intrusive, perturbing, troublesome, troublous, unsettling, upsetting, worrisome.
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disquieting

[dɪsˈkwaɪətɪŋ] ADJ → inquietante
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

disquieting

[dɪsˈkwaɪətɪŋ] adj (= worrying) [thought, news, rumour] → inquiétant(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

disquieting

[dɪsˈkwaɪətɪŋ] adj (frm) → inquietante, allarmante
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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"It is disquieting, certainly," she resumed, when all 'creature-comforts' had been duly supplied, "to find that the house has been entered by a thief in this out-of-the-way place.
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Did any qualm of conscience point its disquieting finger of reproach at the murderer?
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Islamabad, May 05, 2011 (Frontier Star): Pakistan has described as ''disquieting'' CIA chief Leon Panetta's revelation that no intelligence about the US raid that killed Osama bin Laden was shared with Islamabad for fear that the operation would be jeopardised.
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Mr Kenny described the revelations as "disquieting".
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These agents reported to her and to Paul disquieting news from the church in Corinth, notably about serious splits, triumphalism that devalued the cross, and immorality.
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