inquietude

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

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noun

restlessness or uneasiness; disquietude.

inquietudes, disquieting thoughts: beset by myriad inquietudes.

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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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Examples from the Web for inquietude

Her eyes had a singular expression of inquietude, of sadness.
In the Year of Jubilee|George Gissing
With whatever solemnity contemplated, it excited on her own account no aversion or inquietude.
Ormond, Volume I (of 3)|Charles Brockden Brown
The blows that death dealt around them were mute and hidden; the edge of inquietude became insensibly blunted.
Mathieu Ropars: et cetera|William Young
Situated near the frontier, Chlons-sur-Marne has ever been subject to that inquietude which usually befalls a border city.
The Cathedrals of Northern France|Francis Miltoun

At these times there was inquietude and wonder in his features.
Arthur Mervyn|Charles Brockden Brown

British Dictionary definitions for inquietude

inquietude

noun

restlessness, uneasiness, or anxiety

Derived Formsinquiet (ɪnˈkwaɪət), adjectiveinquietly, adverb

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