disquiet
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
adjective
noun
verb
adjective
Other Word Forms
- disquietedly adverb
- disquietedness noun
- disquieting adjective
- disquietingly adverb
- disquietly adverb
- undisquieted adjective
Etymology
Origin of disquiet
First recorded in 1520–30; dis- 1 + quiet in the sense “freedom from disturbance or tumult”
Example Sentences
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Cumming hinted at ongoing global disquiet without going too far or getting too pointed.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026
It provided a unity and a serene calm in the midst of discombobulation and disquiet.
From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025
“I’m not sure it will completely satisfy the public disquiet but it’s at least something,” Andrew Lownie, the historian and author of “Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York,” told the BBC.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
The last visit to Yasukuni by a serving prime minister in 2013, by the late Shinzo Abe -- Takaichi's mentor -- prompted fury from China and South Korea and disquiet from Washington.
From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025
“I am far from happy, Miss Havisham; but I have other causes of disquiet than any you know of. They are the secrets I have mentioned.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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