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adjective

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as in disturbing
causing worry or anxiety disquieting news of troubles downtown

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2
as in uneasy
marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings with a disquieting voice she asked me to investigate the strange noise coming from the basement

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disquieting

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verb

present participle of disquiet
as in alarming
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy we were disquieted by the strange noises we heard outside our tent at night

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disquieting
  1. disturbing
  2. uneasy
  3. unsettling
  4. tense
  5. distracting
  6. troubling
  7. anxious
  8. worrying
Adjective
  • The issue is complicated by the fact that those on X likely see Musk's posts with almost disturbing regularity.
    Peter Suciu, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Hammer’s talent agency, WME, drops him. March 11, 2021: Vanity Fair publishes a bizarre bombshell article on the Hammer family, outlining Hammer’s upbringing in the Cayman Islands and revealing multiple disturbing details about his relatives.
    Lydia Wang, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of disturbing
Adjective
  • That raises uneasy questions about Worthington’s social fabric and how to celebrate distinct cultures while overcoming ethnic self-segregation.
    Giovanna Dell'orto, Twin Cities, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Apostates ties hunters with these organizations more closely as uneasy allies, rivals or even direct antagonists.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of uneasy
Adjective
  • The great director Hiro Murai collaborated with Glover on one of the most unsettling half-hours of TV in the 2010s, an experience that unfolded without commercial breaks.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The only person who sees what’s disturbing about her is her daughter, Eva, and very soon all will see what is unsettling about her, too.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of unsettling
Adjective
  • Double Feature Paddington 2 Another great villainous role for Hugh Grant, though not quite as tense, is in Paul King’s Paddington sequel.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Then, Indian troops moved into the area to block China – sparking a tense, 73-day standoff that threatened to pitch the rivals into conflict.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Verb
  • This also avoids a brightness instability problem that can afflict the TV’s Standard mode, where the image suffers distracting brightness ‘jumps’ or ‘drops’ when an HDR image cuts abruptly between bright and dark shots.
    John Archer, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
  • The boy’s life is organized around distracting himself, especially since his mother (Jodie Whittaker) works long days and nights as a nurse.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of distracting
Adjective
  • Blowing late-game leads had become a troubling trend for the Clippers this season, which pushed their first five games down to the wire.
    Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Rising Arrests Amidst Tensions Woodland's situation is emblematic of a troubling trend: the increasing arrest of American citizens in Russia while relations between Moscow and Washington reach post-Cold War lows.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of troubling
Adjective
  • In Tucson, Arizona, David McCumber, the executive editor of the Arizona Daily Star, who manages the paper’s op-eds and letters to the editor, said voters are extremely anxious.
    Brian Stelter, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
  • As anxious voters make their voices heard in a presidential race expected to be close, some may find their vote facing additional scrutiny.
    Andrew Ford, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of anxious
Verb
  • The hilarity of people worrying about toy safety/propriety is timeless.
    Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Of course, the relationship could be less about the oil price itself and more about investors worrying over the burgeoning conflict between Iran and Israel.
    Jesse Pound, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of worrying
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