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English Dictionary: disquiet by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disquiet
n
  1. a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments [syn: anxiousness, disquiet]
  2. the trait of seeming ill at ease
    Synonym(s): disquiet, unease, uneasiness
v
  1. 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"
    Synonym(s): perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, distract, disorder
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.
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