inquietude
noun
in·qui·etude (ˌ)in-ˈkwī-ə-ˌtüd 
-ˌtyüd
: disturbed state : disquietude
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Partying continued Friday, even as French officials pleaded with the participants to leave and as inquietude mounted within the French government. 
Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2021
Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2021 Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Late Latin inquietudo, from Latin inquietus disturbed, from in- + quietus quiet
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
inquietude
noun
as in disquietude
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- disquietude
- anxiety
- unease
- tension
- agitation
- perturbation
- queasiness
- disruption
- disorder
- chaos
- agitation
- anarchy
- excitement
- unsettlement
- turbulence
- commotion
- upheaval
- confusion
- tumult
- uneasiness
- stir
- tumultuousness
- hubbub
- disquiet
- welter
- restlessness
- unrest
- moil
- uproar
- trouble
- restiveness
- turmoil
- fidgets
- unquietness
- fermentation
- ferment
- storm
- Sturm und Drang
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- ease
- tranquility
- tranquillity
- peace
- calm
- quiet
- peacefulness
- order
- orderliness
- double binds
- double blossom
- double bogey
- double boiler
- double bond
- double bottom
- double brilliant
- double buggy
- double cabin
- double canon
- double capital
- double carom
- double centner
- double chair
- double chant
- double chin
- double chorus
- double circulation
- double cloth
- double coat
- double coconut
- double column
- double concerto
- double cone
- double consciousness