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

Derived Forms

• unˈquietly, adverb
• unˈquietness, noun

Other Words From

• un·quiet·ly adverb
• un·quiet·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unquiet¹

1515–25; un- ¹ + quiet (adjective) unquiet fordefs 1, 2, quiet (noun) unquiet fordef 3

Example Sentences

In the meantime, spare a thought for the unquiet passage of Richard III, last warrior of the Plantagenet dynasty.

From The Daily Beast

If one in 1,000 kids smokes weed and is tipped toward an unquiet mind, that's nothing —unless you're that one kid.

From The Daily Beast

And I keep wondering what would have happened if his unquiet mother had hoarded books instead of semiautomatic weapons.

From The Daily Beast

And then, simply and without fuss, moved, along with his meaty, scowling entourage, to one of the Unquiet Cars.

From The Daily Beast

We find things here, though not quite so unquiet as at Pernambuco, yet tending the same way.

From Project Gutenberg

The essence and charm of that unquiet and delightful epoch is ignorance of self as well as ignorance of life.

From Project Gutenberg

It is singular, count, but I feel less unquiet at the end than at the beginning of my journey.

From Project Gutenberg

The driver had fallen asleep, while a woman, apparently unquiet, was looking anxiously through the blind.

From Project Gutenberg

The duke found the prince's valet rather unquiet at his master's absence, but he imagined that he had slept at the Louvre.

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