inquietude

[ in-kwahy-i-tood, -tyood ]

noun

1. restlessness or uneasiness; disquietude.
2. inquietudes, disquieting thoughts:

   beset by myriad inquietudes.

inquietude

/ ɪnˈkwaɪət; ɪnˈkwaɪɪˌtjuːd /

noun

1. restlessness, uneasiness, or anxiety

Derived Forms

• inquiet, adjective
• inˈquietly, adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of inquietude¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Late Latin word inquiētūdō. See in- ³, quietude

Example Sentences

Mina was looking tired and pale, but she made a gallant effort to be bright and cheerful, it wrung my heart to think that I had had to keep anything from her and so caused her inquietude.

From Literature

Still, as I urged our leaving Ireland with such inquietude and impatience, my father thought it best to yield.

From Literature

Partying continued Friday, even as French officials pleaded with the participants to leave and as inquietude mounted within the French government.

From Washington Post

“Suddenly, I no longer needed kisses or caresses. Instead, I had this confidence, this independence. But it was not just about expressing myself. With the camera, I could also express the inquietude of the world.”

From The Guardian

As the commander in chief, Washington knew he must live up to the image of a man whose “brow is sometimes marked with thought, but never with inquietude.”

From Washington Post