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adjective

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1
as in disturbing
causing worry or anxiety disquieting news of troubles downtown

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2
as in uneasy
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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  1. disturbing
  2. uneasy
  3. unsettling
  4. tense
  5. distracting
  6. troubling
  7. anxious
  8. worrying
Adjective
  • While the Eagles triumphed 22-10, advancing to the NFC Divisional Round, the victory was overshadowed by the disturbing exchange in the stands.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The disturbing new figures are inching close to the same number of people — 1.5 million— who were internally displaced by Haiti’s cataclysmic earthquake, which struck 15 years ago on Jan. 12, 2010.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of disturbing
Adjective
  • Congress passed the law that would force a sale in April with bipartisan support as lawmakers from both parties have been uneasy over the app’s ties to China.
    Nik Popli, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The addition of such real-life clips—including that of the anchor Jim McKay—gives September 5 a documentary-like feel, cleverly immersing viewers into the uneasy headspace of those inside the studio.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of uneasy
Adjective
  • The unsettling echo of the book’s title struck me and many others.
    Jay Feinman, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Ben Stiller directs six of those entries (notably, the first and final three) with an unsettling symmetry; balancing and unbalancing compositions in order to undercut the inherent comforts of routine and uniformity.
    Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of unsettling
Adjective
  • The week’s biggest stories (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) A flare-up of the Palisades fire forced more evacuations as L.A. reels from staggering losses Los Angeles faced another tense night as the Palisades fire moved northeast, prompting new mandatory evacuations.
    Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • The Palestinian Authority is engaged in a tense standoff with a coalition of militants based in the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank.
    Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of tense
Verb
  • This is a clever way to offer a dual-screen experience without the flaws inherent to current dual-screen laptops, including distracting hinges and designs with questionable durability.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025
  • In a car, this could be used to hide distracting entertainment displays from the driver while passengers are able to see information such as music playlists or calendar alerts, for example.
    Barry Collins, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of distracting
Adjective
  • Naval News' reporting paints a troubling image of China's new potential capabilities of bypassing Taipei's defenses and landing in Taiwan with heavy military equipment.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
  • While the possible deployment of a cell-site simulator at the DNC has raised more questions than answers, for privacy and civil liberties advocates, the implications are troubling nonetheless.
    Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of troubling
Adjective
  • Beyond those under mandatory evacuation, many more, including many families and anxious pet owners, have left because of poor air quality or general wariness of the county’s precarious state.
    Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Interview Crush on the Cross: An Interview with Anthony Oliveira Jason Kirk The author of Dayspring discusses queerness, Christianity, and the anxious sense that history is over.
    Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of anxious
Verb
  • Overweight and obesity need to be treated safely and effectively to avoid that worrying forecast.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Bitcoin has dropping back from its all-time high of over $100,000 in the last week as BlackRock quietly confirmed a worrying bitcoin bombshell.
    Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of worrying
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