inquiet

American  

[in-kwahy-uht] / ɪnˈkwaɪ ət /

verb (used with object)

Archaic.

1. to destroy the peace of; disturb; disquiet.

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Etymology

Origin of inquiet

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

Example Sentences

The old chap collapsed on my shoulder and cried like a baby, saying over and over: "J'étais si inquiet: j'étais si inquiet!"

From A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium by Gibson, Hugh

That was it, something rich and strange, like some old cloister into which one might turn from an inquiet and hubbubby street ...

From The Wind Bloweth by Donn-Byrne, Brian Oswald

The vague inquiet began to deepen into serious misgiving.

From Despair's Last Journey by Murray, David Christie

Where the powers of the mind are vigorous but unoccupied; where there exist a restless craving, an inquiet mobility, yet without any definite purpose or commensurate object, there is ennui.

From The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 by Walsh, Robert

Ce Prince inquiet ne dormoit point, qu'il n'e�t sous son chevet deux �p�es nues et deux pistolets chargez.

From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by Prescott, William Hickling