disquiet
noun
lack of calm, peace, or ease; anxiety; uneasiness.
disquietingly
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a word derived from
disquiet.
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a word derived from
disquieting.
disquietingadjectivecausing anxiety or uneasiness; disturbing.
Example Sentences
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More disquietingly, she reveals a selective ignorance regarding the circumstances that brought her power and recognition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025
Past and present eventually collide in “The Lost Daughter,” as Leda and Nina give in to their mutually magnetic pull, with disquietingly explosive results.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2021
Now an encompassing suspicion of nearly every enduring institution afflicts a disquietingly large segment of the electorate.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 20, 2021
A sense of the fluky contingency of life lingers disquietingly.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2021
They sounded disquietingly like signals of some sort; but after a while the knocking died away and was not heard again.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
