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disquietude en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /dɪˈskwaɪə.tjuːd/ (UK)
• /dɪˈskwaɪ.ɪ.tjuːd/ (UK)
• /dɪˈskwaɪə.tud/ (US)
• /dɪˈskwaɪ.ɪ.tjud/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English quietude English disquietude From dis- + quietude.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) A state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety.
   • For with Rosilia, to the regret of the past and self-accusation, was added the contemplation of a dark futurity, seldom affording a gleam of hope to cheer and solace her disquietude. 1838, [Letitia Elizabeth] Landon (indicated as editor), chapter XIII, in Duty and Inclination: […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 182:
   • in utter disquietude touching such an issue
   • The lawyer stood awhile when Mr. Hyde had left him, the picture of disquietude. 1886 January 5, Robert Louis Stevenson, “Search for Mr. Hyde”, in Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC, page 25:
   • He was at length called forth, and set apart by fasting and prayer to the ministerial office, which he executed with faithfulness and success during a long course of years; though frequently with the greatest trepidation and inward disquietude. 1795, "The Life of John Bunyan," in the Collins Clear-Type Press ed. of The Pilgrim's Progress, p. xiv
   • […]but Mr Blifil said, he had received such positive and repeated orders from his uncle, never to keep any secret from him for fear of the disquietude which it might give him, that he durst not think of disobedience, whatever might be the consequence. 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume V, London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book VIII:
   • One would think there should be something wonderfully pleasing in the Possession of Fame, that, notwithstanding all these mortifying Considerations, can engage a Man in so desperate a Pursuit; and yet if we consider the little Happiness that attends a great Character, and the Multitude of Disquietudes to which the Desire of it subjects an ambitious Mind, one would be still the more surprised to see so many restless Candidates for Glory. 1711 December 24, Joseph Addison, The Spectator, number 256:
2. (countable, usually) A fear or an instance of uneasiness.
   • The cares and disquietudes of the marriage-state, quoth Mrs. Wadman, are very great. 1813, Laurence Sterne, The works of Laurence Sterne: with a life of the author, volume 2, page 347:

Forms

Synonyms

disquiet

Translations (51)

cs znepokojení (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · es inquietud (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · ota قلق (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · uk хвилюва́ння (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · fi rauhattomuus (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · fi levottomuus (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · fr stress (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · es ansia (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · fi huoli (a fear or an instance of uneasiness) · cs neklid (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · pl niepokój (a fear or an instance of uneasiness) · bg страх (a fear or an instance of uneasiness) · io desquieteso (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · es angustia (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · bg безпоко́йство (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · fr préoccupations (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · fr souci (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · bg безпоко́йствие (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · uk триво́га (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · fr affres (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · fr angoisse (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · pl niepokój (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · hy հուզմունք (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · bg неспоко́йствие (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · pl zaniepokojenie (a fear or an instance of uneasiness) · bg плахост (a fear or an instance of uneasiness) · es ansiedad (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · uk схвильо́ваність (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · hy անհանգստություն (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · ro frământare (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · bg боязън (a fear or an instance of uneasiness) · hy անհանգստություն (a fear or an instance of uneasiness) · uk занепоко́єння (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · ota اضطراب (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · ru трево́га (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · de Unruhe (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · it preoccupazione (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · fr anxiété (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · de Unwägbarkeit (a fear or an instance of uneasiness) · ru беспоко́йство (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · fr chagrin (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · gd mì-shocair (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · gd mì-shocair (a fear or an instance of uneasiness) · uk неспо́кій (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · it inquietudine (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · pl zaniepokojenie (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · la tumultus (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · io netranquileso (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · es congoja (a fear or an instance of uneasiness) · uk стурбо́ваність (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety) · gd mì-shuaimhneas (a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety)