disquiet
noun
lack of calm, peace, or ease; anxiety; uneasiness.
are disquieting
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present progressiveof disquiet.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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There are some tells in Allen’s account that are disquieting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2020
Ambler's stories are disquieting because they suggest that no one is finally in control.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2015
The allegations that she makes, though vaguely expressed, are disquieting.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 3, 2013
But in Fleming's latest Bond bombshell, there are disquieting signs that he took the critics to heart.
From Time Magazine Archive
The results are disquieting, aesthetically as well as expressively.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
