unquiet

American  

[uhn-kwahy-it] / ʌnˈkwaɪ ɪt /

adjective

1. agitated; restless; disordered; turbulent.

   unquiet times.

2. mentally or emotionally disturbed; vexed or perturbed; uneasy.

   He felt unquiet and alone.

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noun

1. a state of agitation, turbulence, disturbance, etc..

   Unquiet spread throughout the land.

unquiet British  

/ ʌnˈkwaɪət /

adjective

1. characterized by disorder, unrest, or tumult

   unquiet times

2. anxious; uneasy

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noun

1. a state of unrest

Other Word Forms

• unquietly adverb
• unquietness noun

Etymology

Origin of unquiet

1515–25; un- ¹ + quiet (adjective) unquiet for defs. 1, 2, quiet (noun) unquiet for def. 3

Example Sentences

Top leaders pointed to high tourism numbers - some 23 million last year and millions more in the years before - as proof of a big boom after years of unquiet.

From BBC

A sense of low-key unquiet continues even as the story shifts into a coming-of-age groove.

From New York Times

"This is important in these unquiet times, unstable international environment, it is without doubt a step that raises the security of our country and our people," Fiala said.

From Reuters

“What she has done is to invite us into their unquiet company.”

From New York Times

Around him unfolds the dull and hopeless work of a cubicle maze that forces otherwise potentially lovable people to live lives of unquiet desperation.

From Los Angeles Times