DISQUIETED

disquieted, distressed, disturbed, upset, worried

(adjective) afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; “too upset to say anything”; “spent many disquieted moments”; “distressed about her son’s leaving home”; “lapsed into disturbed sleep”; “worried parents”; “a worried frown”; “one last worried check of the sleeping children”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

disquieted

simple past tense and past participle of disquiet

Source: Wiktionary


DISQUIET

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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7 November 2024

ERASE

(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”


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