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单词 disquiet
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Definition of disquiet in English:

disquiet

noun dɪsˈkwʌɪətdɪsˈkwaɪət
mass noun
  • A feeling of worry or unease.

    public disquiet about animal testing
    Example sentencesExamples
    • These cases were extremely influential in the campaigns for abolition, and understandably so: there was too much public disquiet about them.
    • In fact there was not; but public disquiet was understandable.
    • Moreover these are signs of a wider public disquiet over the US actions.
    • Despite considerable public disquiet, the post-Maastricht period saw substantial policy development.
    • We also suggest that some elements of the policy process around the single market contributed to the subsequent public disquiet about European integration.
    • The last thing any hospital needs during a period of public disquiet is another type of scare to increase anxiety.
    • The euthanasia programme was discontinued on Hitler's order in August 1941 because it was causing public disquiet.
    • But, if so, what according to him is the true significance of the kind of unease or disquiet to which he refers?
    • They talk tough while their actions add to the numbers and so also to public disquiet about the scale of immigration.
    • The official end of hostilities has not ended public disquiet.
    • There was public disquiet about the private finance decision but Mackie says improving the educational experience is at the heart of all his proposals.
    • And this is only a pale reflection of the extent of public disquiet and the belief that the prime minister was lying.
    • The scale of public disquiet is such that the government has intimated that the redeployment has a limit of 30 days.
    • Over in the UK where plans are well underway to do just this, there's a growing groundswell of public disquiet.
    • Murphy acknowledged that he was aware of public disquiet over the matter and that his office was inundated with calls asking for the matter to be finalised.
    • There has been considerable disquiet and unease since the news broke in September that the Patrician Brothers were closing the school.
    • More and more governments are having to step in and override these magistrates who arrogantly refuse to take note of public disquiet.
    • In other situations the publication of suspicions may unreasonably give rise to public disquiet and speculation.
    • The recommendation was made because past cases had caused public disquiet.
    • The Government has also yielded to public disquiet over the inability to deliberately spoil votes.
    Synonyms
    unease, uneasiness, worry, anxiety, anxiousness, distress, concern
    unrest, disquietude, inquietude
    perturbation, consternation, upset, malaise
    alarm, anguish, fear, fright, dread, panic, angst
    nervousness, agitation, restlessness, fretfulness, jitteriness
    foreboding, trepidation
verb dɪsˈkwʌɪətdɪsˈkwaɪət
[with object]usually as adjective disquieted
  • Make (someone) worried or uneasy.

    she felt disquieted at the lack of interest the girl had shown
    Example sentencesExamples
    • And despite dire warnings of certain columnists alluded to above, Americans by and large do not seem overly disquieted by contemporary French trends.
    • I watched some of the hundred greatest kids' TV programmes ever in the world programme on Monday, and the outcome disquieted me.
    • Obviously he felt disquieted by the procedure and felt that it would have been possible for him to have protected the complainants adequately had the normal process of cross-examination proceeded.
    • I stole the signatures from stories that disquieted me.
    • ‘The report disquieted a lot of people at the BBC,’ he says.
    • The idea that this state might not be the only possible one partly disquieted him and partly bored him.
    • Many people were disquieted about the macho posturing about the fire-fighters.
    • In truth, his encounter with Toby Addington had disquieted him.
    • The Patent Office's adventurousness gratified biotechnologists, but it also disquieted many clerics.
    • Mostly, though, his opponents were disquieted by his notion that the world might be older than the biblical chronology would indicate.
    • But when a new student, Francis arrives at the school, Olivier is obviously disquieted.
    • It's summer break and Pete is disquieted by the fact that he won't make it into Heaven.
    • Perhaps you, too, were upset or disquieted by those photos of women holding hands with women, men flashing their matching wedding rings.
    • I am a little disquieted by the fact that, in the case of the Army at least, the aid is disbursed through the military command structure.
    • I was instantly disquieted and remembered my neglect with regret.
    • While some people were comfortable with it, many more were disquieted, even deeply offended.
    • Admittedly I was quite disquieted by the thought of songs lasting longer than 15 minutes, but I should not have worried.
    • But when he reached gallantly to kiss my hand and I first looked into the eyes of General Eduard Rinaldi I was disquieted.
    • Given that, are you in any way disquieted by your certainty that we should withdraw?
    • Their findings disquieted the Dundee support.
    Synonyms
    perturb, agitate, upset, disturb, unnerve, unsettle, discompose, disconcert, ruffle, startle
    make uneasy, worry, make anxious
    trouble, bother, concern, distress, alarm, appal, frighten, panic, make fretful, make restless, vex
 
 

Definition of disquiet in US English:

disquiet

noundisˈkwīətdɪsˈkwaɪət
  • A feeling of anxiety or worry.

    public disquiet about animal testing
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Despite considerable public disquiet, the post-Maastricht period saw substantial policy development.
    • There was public disquiet about the private finance decision but Mackie says improving the educational experience is at the heart of all his proposals.
    • The recommendation was made because past cases had caused public disquiet.
    • But, if so, what according to him is the true significance of the kind of unease or disquiet to which he refers?
    • We also suggest that some elements of the policy process around the single market contributed to the subsequent public disquiet about European integration.
    • And this is only a pale reflection of the extent of public disquiet and the belief that the prime minister was lying.
    • The last thing any hospital needs during a period of public disquiet is another type of scare to increase anxiety.
    • They talk tough while their actions add to the numbers and so also to public disquiet about the scale of immigration.
    • In fact there was not; but public disquiet was understandable.
    • Murphy acknowledged that he was aware of public disquiet over the matter and that his office was inundated with calls asking for the matter to be finalised.
    • These cases were extremely influential in the campaigns for abolition, and understandably so: there was too much public disquiet about them.
    • Moreover these are signs of a wider public disquiet over the US actions.
    • More and more governments are having to step in and override these magistrates who arrogantly refuse to take note of public disquiet.
    • Over in the UK where plans are well underway to do just this, there's a growing groundswell of public disquiet.
    • In other situations the publication of suspicions may unreasonably give rise to public disquiet and speculation.
    • The Government has also yielded to public disquiet over the inability to deliberately spoil votes.
    • There has been considerable disquiet and unease since the news broke in September that the Patrician Brothers were closing the school.
    • The euthanasia programme was discontinued on Hitler's order in August 1941 because it was causing public disquiet.
    • The official end of hostilities has not ended public disquiet.
    • The scale of public disquiet is such that the government has intimated that the redeployment has a limit of 30 days.
    Synonyms
    unease, uneasiness, worry, anxiety, anxiousness, distress, concern
verbdisˈkwīətdɪsˈkwaɪət
[with object]usually as adjective disquieted
  • Make (someone) worried or anxious.

    she felt disquieted at the lack of interest the girl had shown
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In truth, his encounter with Toby Addington had disquieted him.
    • And despite dire warnings of certain columnists alluded to above, Americans by and large do not seem overly disquieted by contemporary French trends.
    • ‘The report disquieted a lot of people at the BBC,’ he says.
    • I was instantly disquieted and remembered my neglect with regret.
    • Their findings disquieted the Dundee support.
    • But when he reached gallantly to kiss my hand and I first looked into the eyes of General Eduard Rinaldi I was disquieted.
    • The Patent Office's adventurousness gratified biotechnologists, but it also disquieted many clerics.
    • While some people were comfortable with it, many more were disquieted, even deeply offended.
    • It's summer break and Pete is disquieted by the fact that he won't make it into Heaven.
    • I watched some of the hundred greatest kids' TV programmes ever in the world programme on Monday, and the outcome disquieted me.
    • Mostly, though, his opponents were disquieted by his notion that the world might be older than the biblical chronology would indicate.
    • Admittedly I was quite disquieted by the thought of songs lasting longer than 15 minutes, but I should not have worried.
    • Obviously he felt disquieted by the procedure and felt that it would have been possible for him to have protected the complainants adequately had the normal process of cross-examination proceeded.
    • Many people were disquieted about the macho posturing about the fire-fighters.
    • I am a little disquieted by the fact that, in the case of the Army at least, the aid is disbursed through the military command structure.
    • The idea that this state might not be the only possible one partly disquieted him and partly bored him.
    • Given that, are you in any way disquieted by your certainty that we should withdraw?
    • But when a new student, Francis arrives at the school, Olivier is obviously disquieted.
    • I stole the signatures from stories that disquieted me.
    • Perhaps you, too, were upset or disquieted by those photos of women holding hands with women, men flashing their matching wedding rings.
    Synonyms
    perturb, agitate, upset, disturb, unnerve, unsettle, discompose, disconcert, ruffle, startle
 
 
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