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Another word for disquiet

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Verb

  1. To impair or destroy the composure of

      1. To secure ratlines to (shrouds).
      1. To cause to overturn; knock or tip over:
      2. To disturb the functioning, order, or course of:
      3. To cause (the stomach) to feel ill.
      1. To change from a settled condition; disrupt:
      2. To make uneasy; disturb:
      1. To throw lightly or casually or with a sudden jerk:
      2. To throw or propel upward:
      3. To throw or propel to the ground:
      1. To cause to move from side to side or up and down with jerky movements:
      2. To cause to tremble, vibrate, or rock:
      3. To brandish or wave, especially in anger:
      1. A strip of frilled or closely pleated fabric used for trimming or decoration.
      2. A ruff on a bird.
      3. An irregularity or a slight disturbance of a surface:
      1. Relatively hard, naturally formed mineral or petrified matter; stone.
      2. A relatively small piece or fragment of such material.
      3. A relatively large body of such material, as a cliff or peak.
      1. To disturb or confuse; make uneasy or anxious:
      2. To cause (a system) to become altered or imbalanced from a normal state:
      3. To cause perturbation in (the orbit of a celestial body, for example) by gravitational interaction.
      1. To make or become nervous or upset.
      2. A state of agitation, confusion, or excitement.
      1. A brief, light snowfall.
      2. A sudden gust of wind.
      3. A stirring mass, as of leaves or dust; a shower.
      1. To break up or destroy the tranquility, order, or settled state of:
      2. To trouble emotionally or mentally; upset:
      3. To interfere with; interrupt:
      1. To cause (someone) to have difficulty paying attention to something:
      2. To attract (the attention) away from its original focus; divert.
      3. To cause to feel worried or uneasy; unsettle:
      1. To disturb the composure or calm of; perturb.
      2. To put into a state of disorder.
      1. To cause to be irritated, especially by repeated acts; trouble or annoy:
      2. To make agitated or perplexed; upset:
      3. To intrude on without warrant or invitation; disturb:
      1. To cause to move with violence or sudden force.
      2. To upset; disturb:
      3. To arouse interest in (a cause, for example) by use of the written or spoken word; discuss or debate.
    See also:

    calm

Noun

  1. A troubled or anxious state of mind

    See also:

    feelings

  2. An uneasy or nervous state

    See also:

    calm

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Another word for disquiet

Noun
  1. See also:

    fear

    care

    anxiety

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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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