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

As M. Henri Bordeaux excellently says, "L'esprit inquiet ne se contente de rien, le coeur inapaisé se croit incompris."

From Three French Moralists and The Gallantry of France by Gosse, Edmund

But one could see that her inquiet hands, which were folded on her lap, had been worn by many a washing-day.

From A Poor Man's House by Reynolds, Stephen Sydney

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

"I fancied it was something like that," Lucinda commented, unsuspiciously enough but in a thoughtful tone open to misconstruction by an inquiet conscience.

From Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel by Vance, Louis Joseph

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