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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Disquiet \Dis*qui"et\, verb (used with an object) [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) 2.0 [wn]:
disquieting
adjective: causing mental discomfort; "the disquieting sounds of nearby gunfire"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
78 Moby Thesaurus words for "disquieting": agitating, alarming, annoying, awing, bothersome, breathtaking, chafing, charged, chilling, cliff-hanging, daunting, deterrent, deterring, disconcerting, discouraging, disheartening, dismaying, distracting, distressful, distressing, disturbing, electric, exciting, exhilarating, fear-inspiring, fearful, fearsome, fretting, frightening, frightful, galvanic, harassing, heady, heart-expanding, heart-stirring, heart-swelling, heart-thrilling, impressive, inflammatory, intoxicating, jarring, jolting, maddening, mind-blowing, moving, overawing, overcoming, overmastering, overpowering, overwhelming, perturbing, piquant, plaguing, provocative, provoking, ravishing, scaring, scary, soul-stirring, spirit-stirring, startling, stimulating, stimulative, stirring, striking, suspenseful, suspensive, tantalizing, telling, thrilling, thrilly, tormenting, troublesome, troubling, unsettling, upsetting, worrisome, worrying
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