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disquiet

[dis-kwahy-it]

noun

  1. lack of calm, peace, or ease; anxiety; uneasiness.



verb (used with object)

  1. to deprive of calmness, equanimity, or peace; disturb; make uneasy.

    The news disquieted him.

adjective

  1. Archaic.uneasy; disquieted.

disquiet

/ ɪˈɲɪə /

noun

  1. a feeling or condition of anxiety or uneasiness

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to make anxious or upset

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. archaicuneasy or anxious

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • disquietedly adverb
  • disquietedness noun
  • disquietly adverb
  • undisquieted adjective
  • 徱ˈܾٱ adverb
  • 徱ˈܾپԲ adjective
  • 徱ˈܾپԲly adverb
  • 徱ˈܾٱԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of disquiet1

First recorded in 1520–30; dis- 1 + quiet in the sense “freedom from disturbance or tumult”
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Despite her decades of work in front of the camera, she's still disquieted by horror films.

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Opera unveiled a violent, politically disquieting production in which a tortured jester faces mob rule.

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Susan Choi’s novels, like the Pulitzer Prize finalist “American Woman” and “My Education,” are often disquieting books aimed at leaving readers unsettled about the choices we make in life.

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Vessel’s lyrics seem disquieted by the attention, though.

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And all this amid a backdrop of under achievement, transfer disappointments, internal tensions, injuries and supporter disquiet.

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