disquieting C1 Topic:Senses & Perception US /dɪˈskwaɪətɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #62538 Meanings 1 adj Making you feel worried or uneasy. There was something disquieting about the silence in the empty house. Thesaurus Word family Forms disquietingly Etymology AI details From disquiet + -ing. Topics Senses & Perception Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # disquieting **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /dɪˈskwaɪətɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 62538 ## Meanings 1. Making you feel worried or uneasy. ## Examples - There was something disquieting about the silence in the empty house. ## Etymology From disquiet + -ing. ## AI Etymology Disquieting is from disquiet + -ing. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it means making you feel worried or uneasy. ## Topics - Senses & Perception - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown