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disquiet

noun

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verb

  1. upset, cause anxiety in
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /dɪsˈkwaɪ.ɪt/ / /dɪsˈkwaɪ.ət/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English quiet English disquiet From dis- + quiet.

  1. Deprived of quiet; impatient, restless, uneasy.

    I pray you huſband be not ſo diſquiet. / The meate was well, if you were ſo contented.

    How rare is it for men to get their lot in the world brought up to their deſire? but are ſtill at ſome jar with their preſent condition, ſo that oft there needs no more to turn men discontent but the thought of ſome lot, which they apprehend more ſatiſfying than their own, the want whereof turns them more diſquiet than all their enjoyments are pleaſing; […]

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English quiet English disquiet From dis- + quiet.

  1. Lack of quiet; absence of tranquility in body or mind

    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.

    Every house has its skeleton in it somewhere, and it may be a comfort to some unhappy folks to think that the luckier and most wealthy of their neighbours have their miseries and causes of disquiet.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English quiet English disquiet From dis- + quiet.

  1. To make (someone or something) worried or anxious.

    He felt disquieted by the lack of interest the child had shown.

    They have been brought up religiouſly, and have been accuſtomed to read, and pray; and if at any time they do neglect and omit these duties, conſcience is upon them and upbraids and diſquiets them; and they are afraid to neglect them, leſt conſcience will queſtion and trouble them.