Disquieting

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Disquiet \Dis*qui"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disquieted}; p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Disquieting}.]
     To render unquiet; to deprive of peace, rest, or tranquility;
     to make uneasy or restless; to disturb.
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           Why art thou cast down, O my soul, and why art thou
           disquieted within me?                    --Ps. xlii.
                                                    11.
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           As quiet as these disquieted times will permit. --Sir
                                                    W. Scott.
  
     Syn: To harass; disturb; vex; fret; excite; agitate.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  disquieting
       adj : causing mental discomfort; "the disquieting sounds of nearby
             gunfire"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  78 Moby Thesaurus words for "disquieting":
     agitating, alarming, annoying, awing, bothersome, breathtaking,
     chafing, charged, chilling, cliff-hanging, daunting, deterrent,
     deterring, disconcerting, discouraging, disheartening, dismaying,
     distracting, distressful, distressing, disturbing, electric,
     exciting, exhilarating, fear-inspiring, fearful, fearsome,
     fretting, frightening, frightful, galvanic, harassing, heady,
     heart-expanding, heart-stirring, heart-swelling, heart-thrilling,
     impressive, inflammatory, intoxicating, jarring, jolting,
     maddening, mind-blowing, moving, overawing, overcoming,
     overmastering, overpowering, overwhelming, perturbing, piquant,
     plaguing, provocative, provoking, ravishing, scaring, scary,
     soul-stirring, spirit-stirring, startling, stimulating,
     stimulative, stirring, striking, suspenseful, suspensive,
     tantalizing, telling, thrilling, thrilly, tormenting, troublesome,
     troubling, unsettling, upsetting, worrisome, worrying