Hypertext Webster Gateway: "disquieting"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Disquiet \Dis*qui"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disquieted}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Disquieting}.]
To render unquiet; to deprive of peace, rest, or tranquility;
to make uneasy or restless; to disturb.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul, and why art thou
disquieted within me? --Ps. xlii.
11.

As quiet as these disquieted times will permit. --Sir
W. Scott.

Syn: To harass; disturb; vex; fret; excite; agitate.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

disquieting
adj : causing mental discomfort; "the disquieting sounds of nearby
gunfire"


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