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inquietude

[in-kwahy-i-tood, -tyood]
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noun

restlessness or uneasiness; disquietude.
inquietudes, disquieting thoughts: beset by myriad inquietudes.

Origin of inquietude

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Late Latin word inquiētūdō. See in-3, quietude
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Related Words for inquietude

ailment, agitation, unrest, uneasiness, disturbance, disquiet, ferment, movement, nervousness, turmoil, insomnia, unease, restiveness, disquietude, turbulence, hurry, anxiety, jitters, activity, instability

Examples from the Web for inquietude

Historical Examples of inquietude

  • Then long hour followed long hour, but the inquietude of her mood did not abate.

    The Scapegoat

    Hall Caine

  • Happy should I be if I could remove the cause of your inquietude!

    Crotchet Castle

    Thomas Love Peacock

  • A doubt of her regard, supposing him to feel it, need not give him more than inquietude.

  • Nature offers me nothing that may not be a matter of doubt and inquietude.

    Nightmare Tales

    H. P. Blavatsky

  • Her eyes had a singular expression of inquietude, of sadness.

British Dictionary definitions for inquietude

inquietude

noun

restlessness, uneasiness, or anxiety
Derived Formsinquiet (ɪnˈkwaɪət), adjectiveinquietly, adverb
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