unquiet
Americanadjective
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agitated; restless; disordered; turbulent.
unquiet times.
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mentally or emotionally disturbed; vexed or perturbed; uneasy.
He felt unquiet and alone.
noun
adjective
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characterized by disorder, unrest, or tumult
unquiet times
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anxious; uneasy
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of unquiet
1515–25; un- 1 + quiet (adjective) unquiet for defs. 1, 2, quiet (noun) unquiet for def. 3
Example Sentences
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The Rhine—which, as Mr. Winder writes, served “both as a frontier and a highway,” simultaneously connecting and separating Germany, France and Italy—was the most unquiet of the three.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
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 ● Apr. 28, 2025
"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 ● Apr. 26, 2023
These scenes amplify Julien’s theme of the unquiet journey of African art into Western domains, whereas a re-enactment of Locke lovingly gazing upon Barthé as he sleeps feels like an outtake from “Waiting for Langston.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 5, 2022
But the Dead come seldom forth and only at times of great unquiet and coming death.’
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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