disquiet

Plural: disquiets

Noun

• a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments
• the trait of seeming ill at ease
• Lack of quiet; absence of tranquility in body or mind

Verb

Verb Forms: disquieted, disquieting, disquiets

• To cause anxiety or worry; to disturb.
• disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
• To make (someone or something) worried or anxious.

Adj

• Deprived of quiet; impatient, restless, uneasy.

Examples

• He felt disquieted by the lack of interest the child had shown.
• The sudden appearance of an ’X’ on my rack could DISQUIET my composure, but I quickly found a spot.

Synonyms

anxiousness, cark, disorder, distract, perturb, trouble, unease, uneasiness, unhinge, anxiety, disturbance, restlessness, unquiet, unsettle

Anagrams of disquiet