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Disquiet

//dɪsˈkwaɪ.ɪt// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

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."

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

From dis- + quiet.

Etymology 2

From dis- + quiet.

Etymology 3

From dis- + quiet.

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