disquiet
Other forms: disquieting; disquieted; disquiets
If you feel a sense of disquiet, you're worried or anxious about something. Disquiet at the dinner table means that everyone feels upset or on edge.
You can use the word disquiet as a noun or a verb. A feeling of disquiet might fill you as you walk slowly through a truly spooky haunted house. You can also say that a low, frightening sound coming from the room ahead disquiets you. The word dates from the 1500s, a combination of dis, "lack of" or "not" in Latin, and quiet, from the Latin root quietus, "calm, at rest, or free from exertion."
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a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments
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synonyms:
anxiousness
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anxiety
a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
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anxiety
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the trait of seeming ill at ease
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synonyms:
unease, uneasiness
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discomposure
a temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure
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discomposure
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disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
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Vocabulary lists containing disquiet
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