Usage Note
Inquiétant is the present participle of inquiéter used as an adjective and conveys active concern or unease. The feminine form is inquiétante. It sits between préoccupant (mildly concerning) and alarmant (alarming) on the register scale.
Examples
"La situation est vraiment inquiétante."
Natural Translation
The situation is really worrying.
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