disquietude

[ dis-kwahy-i-tood, -tyood ]
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noun
  1. the state of disquiet; uneasiness.

Origin of disquietude

1
First recorded in 1700–10; dis-1 + quietude

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How to use disquietude in a sentence

  • Amid all these exciting disquietudes, Endymion pursued a life of enjoyment, but also of observation and much labour.

    Endymion | Benjamin Disraeli
  • I see from it, dear, that you are sad and have very gloomy disquietudes.

    Napoleon's Letters to Josephine | Henry Foljambe Hall
  • In the midst of hope and care, in the midst of fears and disquietudes, think every day that shines upon you is the last.

  • Suddenly, in the midst of these private disquietudes, an event happened which cast a shadow over the whole community of Calcutta.

    Athelstane Ford | Allen Upward
  • At first there will be no disquietudes, no anxieties, no worry, none of those little vexations that waste human life.

British Dictionary definitions for disquietude

disquietude

/ (dɪsˈkwaɪɪˌtjuːd) /


noun
  1. a feeling or state of anxiety or uneasiness

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