desasosegar

to make uneasy

desasosegar(deh-sah-soh-seh-gahr)

transitive verb

1. (to distress)

a. to make uneasy

Sé que intenta agradar, pero hay algo en él que me desasosiega.

I know he tries to please, but there's something about him that makes me uneasy.

b. to make anxious

Le desasosegaba no tener noticias de su esposa.

Not having heard from his wife made him anxious.

c. to disturb

Sus películas no son exactamente películas de terror, pero me desasosiegan.

His movies aren't horror movies exactly, but they disturb me.

desasosegarse

pronominal verb

2. (to become distressed)

a. to become uneasy

Me desasosiego cuando la gente hace las cosas tan despacio.

I become uneasy when people do things so slowly.

b. to become anxious

Se desasosegaba al pensar en el incierto futuro de sus hijos.

She became anxious when she thought about her children's uncertain future.