unquiet

[uhn-kwahy-it]

adjective

1. agitated; restless; disordered; turbulent.

   unquiet times.

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

   He felt unquiet and alone.

noun

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

   Unquiet spread throughout the land.

unquiet

/ ʌnˈkwaɪət /

adjective

1. characterized by disorder, unrest, or tumult

   unquiet times

2. anxious; uneasy

noun

1. a state of unrest

Other Word Forms

• unquietly adverb
• unquietness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unquiet¹

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.

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

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After a suicide attempt, more doctors shuffled through my hospital stays until they finally landed on lithium to quell my unquiet mind.

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"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.

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

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