inquiet

[ in-kwahy-uh t ]

/ ɪnˈkwaɪ ət /

to destroy the peace of; disturb; disquiet.

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1375–1425; late Middle English inquieten < Latin inquiētāre. See in-³, quiet¹

But one could see that her inquiet hands, which were folded on her lap, had been worn by many a washing-day.
A Poor Man's House|Stephen Sydney Reynolds
In future it must become a stranger, at least in looks and conversation, to her whom he loved with an inquiet fervour.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846|Various
I do not inquiet myself for him, not more than he does for me.
The Lightning Conductor Discovers America|C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson and A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson