Disquiet

//dɪsˈkwaɪ.ɪt// adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Lack of quiet; absence of tranquility in body or mind countable, uncountable

    "My journey had been my own suggestion, and Elizabeth therefore acquiesced, but she was filled with disquiet at the idea of my suffering, away from her, the inroads of misery and grief."

  2. 2
    the trait of seeming ill at ease wordnet
  3. 3
    a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To make (someone or something) worried or anxious. intransitive, transitive

    "He felt disquieted by the lack of interest the child had shown."

  2. 2
    disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Deprived of quiet; impatient, restless, uneasy. obsolete

    "I pray you huſband be not ſo diſquiet. / The meate was well, if you were ſo contented."

Synonyms

All synonyms
anxiousnessperturbuneasinessunsettleafflictaffright

Example

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"When life has been well spent; when there is a conscience without reproach; when there is faith in the Saviour; when there is a well-founded hope of heaven, there can be nothing that should disquiet us."

Etymology

From dis- + quiet.

Related phrases

uneasy feeling

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