Hypertext Webster Gateway: "disquiet"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Disquiet \Dis*qui"et\, a.
Deprived of quiet; impatient; restless; uneasy. [R.] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Disquiet \Dis*qui"et\, n.
Want of quiet; want of tranquility in body or mind;
uneasiness; restlessness; disturbance; anxiety. --Swift.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Disquiet \Dis*qui"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disquieted}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Disquieting}.]
To render unquiet; to deprive of peace, rest, or tranquility;
to make uneasy or restless; to disturb.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul, and why art thou
disquieted within me? --Ps. xlii.
11.

As quiet as these disquieted times will permit. --Sir
W. Scott.

Syn: To harass; disturb; vex; fret; excite; agitate.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

disquiet
n 1: a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments [syn:
{anxiousness}]
2: the trait of seeming ill at ease [syn: {unease}, {uneasiness}]
v : disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or
alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her
father was seriously ill" [syn: {perturb}, {unhinge}, {trouble},
{cark}, {distract}, {disorder}]


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