UNQUIET

unquiet

(adjective) characterized by unrest or disorder; “unquiet days of riots”; “following the assassination of Martin Luter King ours was an unquiet nation”; “spent an unquiet night tossing and turning”

anxious, nervous, queasy, uneasy, unquiet

(adjective) causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; “spent an anxious night waiting for the test results”; “cast anxious glances behind her”; “those nervous moments before takeoff”; “an unquiet mind”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unquiet (comparative unquieter, superlative unquietest)

Uneasy and restless; unable to settle.

Causing unease or restlessness.

Verb

unquiet (third-person singular simple present unquiets, present participle unquieting, simple past and past participle unquieted)

(now rare) To disturb, disquiet.

Source: Wiktionary


Un*qui"et, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + quiet.]

Definition: To disquiet. [Obs.] Ld. Herbert.

Un*qui"et, a. Etym: [Pref. un- + quiet.]

Definition: Not quiet; restless; uneasy; agitated; disturbed.

– Un*qui"et*ly, adv.

– Un*qui"et*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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