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as in disturbing
causing worry or anxiety
disquieting news of troubles downtown
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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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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 disquieting
Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
But, half a century after the Pinochet coup, there is a disquieting trend in the hemisphere.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2025
The most disquieting is an image of three women of the Tequesta tribe, which inhabited South Florida prior to its settlement in the 19th century.
—Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 19 Dec. 2025
This six-episode original net animation (ONA) miniseries sits among the year’s most disquieting works.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
This was not the last disquieting example of AI enabling malign actors to conduct information warfare—the manipulation and distribution of information to gain an advantage over an adversary.
—James P. Rubin, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2025
Alfred Hitchcock crafted the perfect horror movie with Psycho, employing clever camera tricks and a wonderfully disquieting performance from Anthony Perkins to iconic effect.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
That nocturnal voyage along the narrow waterway was for me a strange and disquieting experience.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Emma Alpern, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2025
The combination of quavering flutes and solemn, unfamiliar corridors is disquieting.
—Hazlitt, 10 Dec. 2025
In fact, the energy is disquieting and distracting to you.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
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In a way, the conclusion is even more disquieting.
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This is NDiaye at her disquieting best.
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Despite already having declared her candidacy, McKnight voiced disturbing and violent threats against Sheehy.—
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This story contains a description of a shooting some readers may find disturbing.—
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Neighbors fear rising violence Residents said the shooting has left them uneasy.—
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But by evening, an uneasy calm had settled across the city.—
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While a small sample size, the historical record for what happens after the S & P 500 has a down month after a seven-month win streak is more reassuring than alarming for the near term.—
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China’s increasingly advanced military capabilities are alarming the West and reshaping the global balance of naval power, analysts said.—
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Compared to the swooning Gothic romance of Francis Ford Coppola’s Dracula, Kenneth Branagh’s Frankenstein is just too perverse — in an unsettling way.—
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At the same time, the detective assigned to the case begins to uncover secrets about Scout, along with an unsettling breakthrough in Georgia’s death.—
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Yet the competitive reality hit hardest during a tense FIBA break.—
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Davis became the director of CPW in April 2023 and has overseen the state’s controversial and often-tense wolf reintroduction program.—
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Writing essays, in the same way, lubricates my writing of fiction and vice versa—by distracting me and taking my thoughts elsewhere.—
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The glare from the sun had been reflecting in the lenses and distracting Smith.—
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Authorities said police responded to reports of a burglary early morning, when security staff alerted officers of the troubling incident.—
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Indeed, squandering fourth-quarter advantages become a troubling trend for the Ravens in Harbaugh’s last few seasons, and after a hamstring injury sidelined Jackson, Baltimore stumbled to a 1-5 start in 2025.—
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The self-laceration is done on Damon Albarn Time, though, as Idles’ usual anxious guitar rave-ups are slowed and stripped here to a skipping, reggae-ish crawl, as synths squeak in the background and Albarn offers support via his forever-distant, disembodied backing vocals.—
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Obviously, Meghan’s anxious about it.—
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“Disquieting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disquieting. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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