Link Centre Dictionary

disquiet

dis·quiet

UK/dɪsˈkwaɪ.ɪt/ US/dɪsˈkwaɪ.ət/ uncommon obsolete
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments

Synonyms
2.

the trait of seeming ill at ease

Synonyms

verb

1.

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”
Synonyms

Origin

From dis- + quiet.

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

Narrower terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.