inquiet

[in-kwahy-uh t]

verb (used with object) Archaic.

to destroy the peace of; disturb; disquiet.

Origin of inquiet

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

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Historical Examples of inquiet

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
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
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