What does "inquietude" mean?

A condition of being restless, uneasy or nervous.

What is a synonym for "inquietude"?

Common synonyms include: agitation, ailment, all overs, all-overs, angst, anguish.

Inquietude

noun

noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1
A condition of being restless, uneasy or nervous. countable, uncountable
"Yet, I confess, my frankness has involved me in many after thoughts and inquietudes; inquietudes, which all my reasoning is, at times, insufficient to allay."
2
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable wordnet

Synonyms

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agitation ailment all overs all-overs angst anguish

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"Yet, I confess, my frankness has involved me in many after thoughts and inquietudes; inquietudes, which all my reasoning is, at times, insufficient to allay."

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin inquiētūdōlbor. English inquietude Learned borrowing from Latin inquiētūdō.

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