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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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as in unsettling
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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