Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense disquiets, present participle disquieting, past tense, past participle disquieted
1. uncountable noun
Disquiet is a feeling of worry or anxiety.
[formal]
There is growing public disquiet about the cost of such policing.
Synonyms: uneasiness, concern, fear, worry More Synonyms of disquiet
2. verb
If something disquiets you, it makes you feel anxious.
[formal]
This information disquieted him. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: make uneasy, concern, worry, trouble More Synonyms of disquiet
disquietingadjective
He found her letter disquieting.
Synonyms: worrying, troubling, upsetting, disturbing More Synonyms of disquiet
disquiet in British English
(dɪsˈkwaɪət)
noun
1.
a feeling or condition of anxiety or uneasiness
verb
2. (transitive)
to make anxious or upset
Also: disquieten
adjective
3. archaic
uneasy or anxious
Derived forms
disquietedly (disˈquietedly) or disquietly (disˈquietly)
adverb
disquietedness (disˈquietedness) or disquietness (disˈquietness)
noun
disquieting (disˈquieting)
adjective
disquietingly (disˈquietingly)
adverb
disquiet in American English
(dɪsˈkwaɪət; ˈdɪsˈkwaɪət)
verb transitive
1.
to make anxious, uneasy, or restless; disturb; fret
noun
2.
a disturbed or uneasy feeling; anxiety; restlessness
adjective
3. Archaic
restless; uneasy
Derived forms
disquieting (disˈquieting)
adjective
disquietingly (disˈquietingly)
adverb
Examples of 'disquiet' in a sentence
disquiet
Some users also expressed their disquiet at the changes on social media.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There was something oddly disquieting about this move.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
There is also disquiet about the cost of due diligence.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The orchestra also stirred disquiet by playing contemporary music.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It must be the summer air that affects me with feelings almost as disquieting as they are refreshing.
Hans Christian Andersen Andersen's Fairy Tales (1874)
Our laws should reflect this disquiet.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It was a deeply disquieting experience.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Suddenly, they were assailed by a much more disquieting voice.
John Harris THE LAST PARTY: Britpop, Blair and the demise of English rock (2003)
Maybe crushes are best left as vaguely disquieting feelings that tell us more about who we are than what we think about others.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The book's most engaging aspect is also its most disquieting.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
If they do not quite give us that disquieting feel of folly, they admirably convey the look of the thing.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
But then something disquieting happens.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Despite its popularity, there is growing disquiet about the behaviour of some of itsguests and the lack of regulation covering its hosts.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Taxpayers are picking up the bill despite public disquiet over MP perks.
The Sun (2007)
There is also disquiet that many key staff were poached to set up the US series.
The Sun (2011)
The invitation had prompted widespread disquiet after s crackdown on anti-government protests in Bahrain.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He goes on: 'The viewer is left with that disquieting feeling.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
That the system is creaking adds to the disquiet and also makes it easier for Labour to offer an alternative that does not look fiscally irresponsible.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It's beautiful, but also disquieting.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Both are deep, questioning, disquieting yet also lyrical pieces.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He expanded on her work - not always with her full approval - causing an increase in public disquiet.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Images taken by a veteran former police diver show something disquieting going on in the newly protected areas around Britain's shoreline.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
disquiet
British English: disquiet NOUN
Disquiet is a feeling of worry or anxiety.
There is growing public disquiet about the cost of such policing.
American English: disquiet
Brazilian Portuguese: inquietação
Chinese: 忧虑不安
European Spanish: inquietud
French: inquiétude
German: Unruhe
Italian: preoccupazione
Japanese: 不安
Korean: 불안
European Portuguese: inquietação
Latin American Spanish: inquietud
(noun)
Definition
a feeling of anxiety or uneasiness
There is growing public disquiet.
Synonyms
uneasiness
I felt a great uneasiness about meeting her again.
concern
The move follows growing public concern over the spread of the disease.
fear
His fear might be groundless.
worry
His last years were overshadowed by financial worry.
alarm
The news was greeted with alarm by MPs.
anxiety
His voice was full of anxiety.
distress
Her mouth grew stiff with pain and distress.
unrest
angst
Young people can have feelings of isolation and angst.
nervousness
I smiled in an attempt to hide my nervousness.
trepidation (formal)
It was with some trepidation that I viewed the prospect.
foreboding
an uneasy sense of foreboding
restlessness
She complained of hyperactivity and restlessness.
fretfulness
disquietude
(verb)
Definition
to make (someone) anxious
She was obviously disquieted by the experience.
Synonyms
make uneasy
concern
It concerned her that Bess was going out so much.
worry
‘Why didn't you tell us?’ – ‘Didn't want to worry you.’
trouble
Is anything troubling you?
upset
She warned me not to say anything to upset him.
bother
That kind of jealousy doesn't bother me.
disturb
He had been disturbed by the news of the attack.
distress
I did not want to frighten or distress her.
annoy
Try making a note of the things that annoy you.
plague
I'm not going to plague you with a lot of questions.
unsettle
The presence of the two police officers unsettled her.
harass
a celebrity routinely harassed by the paparazzi
hassle (informal)
The children started hassling me as soon as I sat down.
agitate
The thought of them inheriting all these things agitated her.
vex
Everything about that man vexes me.
perturb
He didn't seem to be perturbed by the news.
discompose
incommode
Additional synonyms
in the sense of agitate
Definition
to excite, disturb, or trouble
The thought of them inheriting all these things agitated her.
Synonyms
upset,
worry,
trouble,
disturb,
excite,
alarm,
stimulate,
distract,
rouse,
ruffle,
inflame,
incite,
unnerve,
disconcert,
disquiet,
fluster,
perturb,
faze,
work someone up,
give someone grief (British, South Africa),
arouse,
ferment
in the sense of alarm
Definition
fear aroused by awareness of danger
The news was greeted with alarm by MPs.
Synonyms
fear,
horror,
panic,
anxiety,
distress,
terror,
dread,
dismay,
fright,
unease,
apprehension,
nervousness,
consternation,
trepidation (formal),
uneasiness
in the sense of angst
Definition
a feeling of anxiety
Young people can have feelings of isolation and angst.