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English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aɪət

Noun

Singular disquiet

Plural uncountable

disquiet (uncountable)

  1. Want of quiet; want of tranquility in body or mind; uneasiness; restlessness; disturbance; anxiety.
    The lady exhibited disquiet of mind. In other words, she'd gone a bit mad.

Adjective

disquiet (comparative more disquiet, superlative most disquiet)

Positive disquiet

Comparative more disquiet

Superlative most disquiet
  1. Deprived of quiet; impatient; restless; uneasy.

Derived terms

Verb

Infinitive to disquiet

Third person singular disquiets

Simple past disquieted

Past participle disquieted

Present participle disquieting

to disquiet (third-person singular simple present disquiets, present participle disquieting, simple past and past participle disquieted)

  1. Make (someone) worried or anxious
    He felt disquieted at the lack of interest the child had shown.

 

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