disquieting
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
disquieting
adj 1: causing mental discomfort; "the disquieting sounds of
nearby gunfire"
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
[1913 Webster]
Why art thou cast down, O my soul, and why art thou
disquieted within me? --Ps. xlii.
11.
[1913 Webster]
As quiet as these disquieted times will permit. --Sir
W. Scott.
Syn: To harass; disturb; vex; fret; excite; agitate.
[1913 Webster]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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
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