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anxiety
A state of being uneasy, apprehensive, or worried about what may happen; concern about a possible future event
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  1. A state of being uneasy, apprehensive, or worried about what may happen; concern about a possible future event
  2. A cause of anxiety:
  3. A state of apprehension and fear resulting from the anticipation of a threatening event or situation. &diamf3; In psychiatry, a patient has an anxiety disorder &diamf3; if normal psychological functioning is disrupted or if anxiety persists without an identifiable cause.
restlessness
The state or condition of being restless; an inability to be still, quiet, at peace or comfortable.
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  1. The state or condition of being restless; an inability to be still, quiet, at peace or comfortable.
uneasiness
The state of being uneasy, nervous or restless.
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  1. The state of being uneasy, nervous or restless.
  2. An anxious state of mind; anxiety.
agitate
To stir up or shake up
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  1. To stir up or shake up
  2. To arouse interest in (a cause, for example) by use of the written or spoken word; discuss or debate.
  3. To stir up interest and support through speeches and writing so as to produce changes
bother
To cause to be irritated, especially by repeated acts; trouble or annoy:
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  1. To cause to be irritated, especially by repeated acts; trouble or annoy:
  2. To take the trouble (to do something); concern oneself with (accomplishing something):
  3. (Intransitive) To do something which is of negligible inconvenience.
discompose
(Now Rare) To disturb the order of
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  1. (Now Rare) To disturb the order of
  2. To put into a state of disorder.
  3. To disturb the composure or calm of; perturb.
distract
To attract (the attention) away from its original focus; divert.
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  1. To attract (the attention) away from its original focus; divert.
  2. To cause to feel worried or uneasy; unsettle:
  3. To cause (someone) to have difficulty paying attention to something:
disturb
To break up the settled order or orderly working of
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  1. To break up the settled order or orderly working of
  2. To break up the quiet or serenity of; agitate (what is quiet or still)
  3. To intrude on; inconvenience:
flurry
To confuse; agitate
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  1. To confuse; agitate
  2. To move in a quick, flustered way
  3. To move or come down in a flurry.
fluster
(Intransitive) To be in a heat or bustle; to be agitated and confused.
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  1. (Intransitive) To be in a heat or bustle; to be agitated and confused.
  2. To make or become nervous or upset.
  3. (By extension) To confuse, befuddle, throw into panic by making overwrought with confusion.
perturb
To cause to be alarmed, agitated, or upset; disturb or trouble greatly
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  1. To cause to be alarmed, agitated, or upset; disturb or trouble greatly
  2. To cause (a system) to become altered or imbalanced from a normal state:
  3. (--- Physics & Astronomy) To cause perturbation in (the orbit of a celestial body, for example) by gravitational interaction.
rock
(Slang) To be thrilling, boisterous, etc.
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  1. (Slang) To be thrilling, boisterous, etc.
  2. (Music) To play or dance to rock music.
  3. To excite or cause strong feeling in, as by playing rock music.
ruffle
To take away the smoothness of; wrinkle; ripple
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  1. To take away the smoothness of; wrinkle; ripple
  2. To turn over (the pages of a book, etc.) rapidly
  3. To beat (a drum, etc.) with a ruffle
shake
To get away from (a pursuer):
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  1. To get away from (a pursuer):
  2. To cause to tremble, vibrate, or rock:
  3. To get rid of or put an end to:
toss
To toss a coin, as in letting chance decide something
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  1. To toss a coin, as in letting chance decide something
  2. To move or go impatiently, angrily, or disdainfully, as with a toss of the head
  3. To toss a coin with (someone) for deciding something according to which side will land uppermost
unsettle
To make upset or uncomfortable
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  1. To make upset or uncomfortable
  2. To become unsettled
  3. To change from a settled condition; disrupt:
upset
To become overturned or upset
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  1. To become overturned or upset
  2. To disturb the functioning, order, or course of:
  3. To cause (the stomach) to feel ill.
rattle
To provide with ratlines
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  1. To provide with ratlines
  2. To secure ratlines to (shrouds).
angst
A feeling of anxiety or apprehension.
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  1. A feeling of anxiety or apprehension.
  2. A gloomy, often neurotic feeling of generalized anxiety and depression
anxiety
A cause of anxiety:
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  1. A cause of anxiety:
  2. A state of apprehension and fear resulting from the anticipation of a threatening event or situation. &diamf3; In psychiatry, a patient has an anxiety disorder &diamf3; if normal psychological functioning is disrupted or if anxiety persists without an identifiable cause.
  3. A state of being uneasy, apprehensive, or worried about what may happen; concern about a possible future event
anxiousness
The state of being anxious.
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  1. The state of being anxious.
  2. A feeling of anxiety.
care
Watchful oversight; charge or supervision:
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  1. Watchful oversight; charge or supervision:
  2. Upkeep; maintenance:
  3. Attentive assistance or treatment to those in need:
concern
Interest in or regard for a person or thing
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  1. Interest in or regard for a person or thing
  2. Regard for or interest in someone or something:
  3. Worry; anxiety
disquietude
Worried unease; anxiety:
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  1. Worried unease; anxiety:
  2. A disturbed or uneasy condition; restlessness; anxiety
distress
Anxiety or mental suffering.
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  1. Anxiety or mental suffering.
  2. Physical deterioration, as of a highway, caused by hard use over time:
  3. The condition of being in need of immediate assistance:
nervousness
The state or quality of being nervous.
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  1. The state or quality of being nervous.
solicitude
A cause of concern:
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  1. A cause of concern:
  2. The state of being solicitous; care or concern, as for the well-being of another.
  3. Causes of care or concern
unease
Distress or discomfort
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  1. Distress or discomfort
  2. A feeling of disquiet or concern.
uneasiness
The state of being uneasy, nervous or restless.
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  1. The state of being uneasy, nervous or restless.
  2. An anxious state of mind; anxiety.
worry
Something that causes anxiety
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  1. Something that causes anxiety
  2. The act of worrying or the condition of being worried; persistent mental uneasiness:
  3. A troubled state of mind; anxiety; distress; care; uneasiness
disquietude
Worried unease; anxiety:
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  1. Worried unease; anxiety:
  2. A disturbed or uneasy condition; restlessness; anxiety
inquietude
A condition of being restless, uneasy or nervous
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  1. A condition of being restless, uneasy or nervous
  2. A state of restlessness or uneasiness; disquietude.
  3. Restlessness; uneasiness
restiveness
The characteristic of being restive.
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  1. The characteristic of being restive.
restlessness
The state or condition of being restless; an inability to be still, quiet, at peace or comfortable.
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  1. The state or condition of being restless; an inability to be still, quiet, at peace or comfortable.
unease
A feeling of disquiet or concern.
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  1. A feeling of disquiet or concern.
  2. Distress or discomfort
uneasiness
The state of being uneasy, nervous or restless.
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  1. The state of being uneasy, nervous or restless.
  2. An anxious state of mind; anxiety.
unrest
A troubled or disturbed state; restlessness; disquiet; uneasiness; specif., a condition of angry discontent and protest verging on revolt
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  1. A troubled or disturbed state; restlessness; disquiet; uneasiness; specif., a condition of angry discontent and protest verging on revolt
  2. A state of trouble, confusion and turbulence, especially in a political context; a time of riots, demonstrations and protests.
  3. An uneasy or troubled condition; unease or discontent:
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Sentence Examples

  • " We shall face the future as our ancestors would have faced it, without disquiet, without arrogance, but in solid and inflexible determination."

  • The rulers of the provinces shared these views; the consequence was disquiet and confusion throughout the empire.

  • Similarly, though like other men he will be subject to bodily pain, this will not cause him mental grief or disquiet, as his worst agonies will not disturb his clear conviction that it is really indifferent to his true reasonable self.

  • The great works of classical literature are not studied as pathological specimens, and they will be studied the less the more they contain to repel and disquiet the reader.

  • After half a century of rural disquiet, the rights of the cultivators were at length carefully formulated by Act X.

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