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disquietingcausing worry or anxiety; disturbing

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: causing worry or anxiety; disturbing

Pronunciation (IPA): /dɪsˈkwaɪətɪŋ/

Korean meaning: 불안하게 하는, 걱정스럽게 하는, 마음을 불편하게 하는

Korean pronunciation: 디스**콰**이어팅

Example Sentences

  • The way my cat stares at empty corners at 3 AM is deeply disquieting.
  • There's something disquieting about a restaurant with no customers during dinner time.
  • The disquieting rise in unemployment rates has economists worried.

disquieting

ADJECTIVE

//dɪsˈkwaɪətɪŋ//

causing worry or anxiety; disturbing

disquieting concept
💡 Concept

a family sits together on their couch watching television when strange scratching sounds begin coming from inside the walls. The parents exchange worried glances while their young child looks around nervously. The scratching grows louder and seems to move from room to room behind the wallpaper. Everyone in the family tenses up as they realize something unknown is moving inside their home. The mysterious sounds continue without explanation, making everyone feel increasingly uncomfortable. a situation that causes worry and anxiety through disturbing unknown elements

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/dɪsˈkwaɪətɪŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/dɪsˈkwaɪətɪŋ/

🌳Etymology

Prefixdis--
Rootquiet
Suffix--ing

Origin

From Latin 'quietus' meaning calm or at rest, combined with the prefix 'dis-' meaning apart or away. The word literally means 'to disturb the peace' or 'to make uneasy.'

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🎵Rhyme

quietingrioting
quieting
rioting

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The way my cat stares at empty corners at 3 AM is deeply disquieting.

😄 Fun example

There's something disquieting about a restaurant with no customers during dinner time.

The disquieting rise in unemployment rates has economists worried.

😄 Fun example

His disquieting habit of collecting old mannequins made his neighbors nervous.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

disturbingunsettlingtroublingworryingalarming

Antonyms

reassuringcomfortingcalming

Related

anxietyuneaseconcernworrydisturbance