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dis·qui·et

(dĭs-kwī′ĭt)

tr.v. dis·qui·et·ed, dis·qui·et·ing, dis·qui·ets

To deprive of peace or rest; trouble.

Absence of peace or rest; anxiety.

adj. Archaic

Uneasy; restless.

dis·qui′et·ing·ly adv.

dis·qui′et·ly adv.

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Adj.

disquieting - causing mental discomfort; "the disquieting sounds of nearby gunfire"

uncomfortable - conducive to or feeling mental discomfort; "this kind of life can prove disruptive and uncomfortable"; "the uncomfortable truth"; "grew uncomfortable beneath his appraising eye"; "an uncomfortable way of surprising me just when I felt surest"; "the teacher's presence at the conference made the child very uncomfortable"

disquieting

adjective worrying, troubling, upsetting, disturbing, distressing, annoying, irritating, unsettling, harrowing, unnerving, disconcerting, vexing, perturbing, bothersome He found her letter disquieting.

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disquieting

adjective

Troubling to the mind or emotions:

disruptive, distressful, distressing, disturbing, intrusive, perturbing, troublesome, troublous, unsettling, upsetting, worrisome.

Translations

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

disquieting

[dɪsˈkwaɪətɪŋ] adj (= worrying) [thought, news, rumour] → inquiétant(e)