Disquieting
adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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 […]"
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of disquiet. form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 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."
Adjective
- 1 causing mental discomfort wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"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."
Etymology
From disquiet + -ing.