adj
Meaning 1
Causing mental trouble or anguish; upsetting; making uneasy.
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Standard Lemma guide
disquieting
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CMU ARPABET: D IH0 S K W AY1 AH0 T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The act by which someone or something is disquieted.
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verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of disquiet.
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Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
causing mental discomfort
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the disquieting sounds of nearby gunfire
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- Proto-Indo-European *kwyeh1- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *kwyéh1tis Proto-Italic *kwjētis Latin quiēs Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin quiēscō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin quiētusder. French quietder. Middle English quiete English quiet English disquiet Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English disquieting From disquiet + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: maltrankviliga — Causing mental trouble
- German: beunruhigend — Causing mental trouble
- German: verstörend — Causing mental trouble
- German: besorgniserregend — Causing mental trouble
- Latin: anxifer — Causing mental trouble
- Polish: niepokojący — Causing mental trouble
- Polish: zatrważający — Causing mental trouble
- Spanish: preocupante — Causing mental trouble
- Polish: niepokojenie — act which disquiets