inquietude

American  

[in-kwahy-i-tood, -tyood] / ɪnˈkwaɪ ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /

noun

1. restlessness or uneasiness; disquietude.

2. inquietudes, disquieting thoughts.

   beset by myriad inquietudes.

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inquietude British  

/ ɪnˈkwaɪət, ɪnˈkwaɪɪˌtjuːd /

noun

1. restlessness, uneasiness, or anxiety

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Other Word Forms

• inquiet adjective
• inquietly adverb

Etymology

Origin of inquietude

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

Example Sentences

“I’ve always had that inner inquietude, that kind of yearning for equality and for justice and for eliminating any kind of prejudices and racism and colorism, which is very prevalent in Mexico,” she explained.

From Los Angeles Times

Partying continued Friday, even as French officials pleaded with the participants to leave and as inquietude mounted within the French government.

From Washington Post

“Suddenly, I no longer needed kisses or caresses. Instead, I had this confidence, this independence. But it was not just about expressing myself. With the camera, I could also express the inquietude of the world.”

From The Guardian

As the commander in chief, Washington knew he must live up to the image of a man whose “brow is sometimes marked with thought, but never with inquietude.”

From Washington Post

The secretary of war, Henry Knox, also followed the public feuding, and wrote: “The different opinions of the treatment excite great inquietude—But Rush bears down all before him.”

From Literature