inquietude

 [in-kwahy-i-tood, -tyood]  

in·qui·e·tude

   [in-kwahy-i-tood, -tyood]
noun
1.
restlessness or uneasiness; disquietude.
2.
inquietudes, disquieting thoughts: beset by myriad inquietudes.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin inquiētūdō. See in-3, quietude
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inquietude (ɪnˈkwaɪɪˌtjuːd)
 
—n
restlessness, uneasiness, or anxiety
 
inquiet
 
—adj
 
in'quietly
 
—adv

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