adjective
- causing worry, uneasiness, or anxiety; disturbing
Usage: formal
Examples
- The inquieting news about the economy made investors nervous.
- There was something inquieting about his sudden change in behavior.
- The doctor’s inquieting expression suggested bad news.
- She found the empty house inquieting in the darkness.
- The inquieting silence that followed his announcement worried everyone.
- His inquieting habit of staring made people uncomfortable.