disquieting

[ dis-kwahy-i-ting ]

adjective

1. causing anxiety or uneasiness; disturbing:

   disquieting news.

Other Word Forms

• dis·quiet·ing·ly adverb
• self-dis·quiet·ing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of disquieting¹

First recorded in 1570–80; disquiet + -ing ²

Example Sentences

More disquieting, given his role as top civilian official in the Defense Department, is the poor example he sets when displaying the flag.

From Salon

Documents from Project Esther reveal a disquieting strategy.

From Salon

But Don Alfonso’s experiment ultimately illustrates the more radically disquieting truth to a misogynistic 18th century society for whom the opera was written: We are all like that.

From Los Angeles Times

It was as disquieting of a start as USC could have imagined for its new quarterback.

From Los Angeles Times

Even “The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror” I can find genuinely disquieting.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• annoying
• bothersome
• disconcerting
• distressing
• disturbing
• perplexing
• troubling
• unsettling
• vexing
• worrying