Word of the Day: DISQUIETING

Causing anxiety or alarm

disquieting (adj) - upsetting; disturbing calm and causing unease [dis-kwahy-i-ting]

BREAKDOWN: DIS- (against) + QUIET- (rest) + -ING (act or state)

• disquiet as a verb means to take away peace, tranquility, or calm; to disturb

• disquiet as a noun means worry, anxiety, or agitation (also disquietude)

See also: acquiesce

“In all of us there is a hunger, marrow-deep, to know our heritage- to know who we are and where we have come from. Without this enriching knowledge, there is a hollow yearning. No matter what our attainments in life, there is still a vacuum, an emptiness, and the most disquieting loneliness.” —Alex Haley