Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
DISQUIET
disquiet, unease, uneasiness
(noun) the trait of seeming ill at ease
anxiousness, disquiet
(noun) a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments
perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder
(verb) disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; “She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
disquiet (countable and uncountable, plural disquiets)
Lack of quiet; absence of tranquility in body or mind
Synonyms: anxiety, disturbance, restlessness, uneasiness
Adjective
disquiet (comparative more disquiet, superlative most disquiet)
(mostly, obsolete) Deprived of quiet; impatient, restless, uneasy.
Verb
disquiet (third-person singular simple present disquiets, present participle disquieting, simple past and past participle disquieted)
(transitive, intransitive) To make (someone or something) worried or anxious.
Synonyms
• unquiet (now rare)
• unsettle
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*qui"et, a.
Definition: Deprived of quiet; impatient; restless; uneasy. [R.] Shak.
Dis*qui"et, n.
Definition: Want of quiet; want of tranquility in body or mind; uneasiness; restlessness; disturbance; anxiety. Swift.
Dis*qui"et, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disquieted; p. pr. & vb. n. Disquieting.]
Definition: To render unquiet; to deprive of peace, rest, or tranquility; to make uneasy or restless; to disturb. Why art thou cast down, O my soul, and why art thou disquieted within me Ps. xlii. 11. As quiet as these disquieted times will permit. Sir W. Scott.
Syn.
– To harass; disturb; vex; fret; excite; agitate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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