inquietude

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

/ ɪnˈkwaɪ ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /

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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

Words nearby inquietude

inquartation, inquest, in question, in quest of, inquiet, inquietude, inquiline, inquire, inquire after, inquirer, inquiries

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How to use inquietude in a sentence

Leave inquietude and remorse to those corrupt women who have cause to reproach themselves, or who have crimes to expiate.
Letters To Eugenia|Paul Henri Thiry Holbach
A general rising and inquietude to look out for Mrs. Berlinton, gave Edgar, at length, an opportunity to stand next to Camilla.
Camilla|Fanny Burney
The countenance of an upright man always gives inquietude to knaves.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete|Jean Jacques Rousseau
This astonishment would have been carried to inquietude had I then known what the old creature was preparing for me.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete|Jean Jacques Rousseau

But I dread the weakness and inquietude natural to every man, and, above all, to a man of his character.
Life and Correspondence of David Hume, Volume II (of 2)|John Hill Burton

British Dictionary definitions for inquietude

inquietude

/ (ɪnˈkwaɪɪˌtjuːd) /

noun

restlessness, uneasiness, or anxiety

Derived forms of inquietude

inquiet (ɪnˈkwaɪət), adjectiveinquietly, adverb

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inquietude

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