disquieted 1 of 2

past tense of disquiet

disquieted

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adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of disquieted
Adjective
As a consequence, the president has given fresh impetus to a story that has disquieted even parts of his base. Niall Stanage, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disquieted
Verb
  • Staffieri was appropriately shocked and disturbed by both the antisemitic display and the breach of internal protocol.
    Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The plot was inspired by a Japanese news report that had deeply disturbed Woo, about a lunatic guilty of poisoning baby formula.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Baleba, after a troubled start to his season following United’s interest during the transfer window, had a good game against Newcastle last time out, and his performance in front of his suitors could impact their intentions next summer.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Nobody Wants This is featured on the cover of this week’s The Hollywood Reporter, which dives into the origins of the show and its troubled first season, which despite its issues became a global smash.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The increasing accessibility of convincing deepfakes has alarmed some observers.
    Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Japan was alarmed enough by the 2010 embargo — quietly lifted as Sino-Japanese relations improved — to launch a crash recycling program to reduce its China risk.
    Andy Browne, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Even after the misunderstanding, Herrera didn't appear to be upset.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Kim was upset, especially when the hamster unexpectedly died shortly after.
    Sydni Ellis, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Many young people may be too distracted by the likes of MrBeast, who dropped out of college and turned a passion for video creation into a billion-dollar global empire.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • If the White House grows distracted, or frustrated by slow progress, fighting could easily resume.
    Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Emma Donoghue’s Room, which continues to haunt worried parents everywhere?
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
  • There also are those worried about player and staff safety as rowdy revelers stomp onto the field.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Craig, also from Staten Island, told Fox News Digital he is not bothered by seeing children.
    Ashley J. DiMella, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Stolarz tossed the net out of his way to go after Marchment for crashing into him during the second period, but he wasn’t bothered by the encroachment after the fact.
    Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Dickinson appeared somewhere between perturbed and seething.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025

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“Disquieted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disquieted. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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