Antonyms for disquieting
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : dis-kwahy-i-ting |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪsˈkwaɪ ɪ tɪŋ |
Definition of disquieting
Origin :- 1520s, from dis- + quiet. Related: Disquieted; disquieting. As a noun, from 1570s.
- adj upsetting
- Losing a million a minute, even in sleep, he thought, was disquieting.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- It is most disquieting at times, the things Eleanore tells me about myself.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- He had seen them before imperfectly in the disquieting dreams.
- Extract from : « Now We Are Three » by Joe L. Hensley
- The fact was not surprising, but the remark was disquieting.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope
- These disquieting developments had been watched with anxiety in London.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
- It was a disquieting letter, though the opening was affectionate and sane.
- Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
- It is disquieting to fulfil a prophecy, however superficially.
- Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
- To a kinsman of Sunderland's this was disquieting news, indeed.
- Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
- These tears and this sorrow were for him a profound and disquieting mystery.
- Extract from : « Almayer's Folly » by Joseph Conrad
- The mysterious silence maintained by the enemy was disquieting.
- Extract from : « At Aboukir and Acre » by George Alfred Henty
Synonyms for disquieting
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