disquieting

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disquieting

adjective more disquieting · most disquieting

Causing mental trouble or anguish; upsetting; making uneasy. It is never possible to settle down to the ordinary routine of life at sea until the screw begins to revolve. There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of disquiet

noun disquietings

The act by which someone or something is disquieted. Thus we see the intuition of divine truth in minds of defiled affections, worketh not that sweet effect which is natural unto it to produce; but doubtings, terrors, and disquietings of conscience […]

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adj Causing mental trouble

Español	preocupante
Deutsch	beunruhigend, verstörend, besorgniserregend

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@misc{disquieting_2026,
  title = {disquieting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/disquieting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}