disquietude

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

noun

1. the state of disquiet; uneasiness.

disquietude

/ dɪsˈkwaɪɪˌtjuːd /

noun

1. a feeling or state of anxiety or uneasiness

Word History and Origins

Origin of disquietude¹

First recorded in 1700–10; dis- ¹ + quietude

Example Sentences

The outrageous comedy of "Joan Is Awful" blunts whatever disquietude we may feel about the episode.

From Salon

The suggestion of disquietude among donors met a vehement response from a lawyer who claimed to be representing a “large group of significant donors to Project Veritas.”

From Washington Post

But in times when I feel swells of disquietude, I don’t try to suppress them.

From New York Times

In a pandemic defined by widespread disquietude and legions of first-time bakers soothing their angst by muddling through banana bread recipes, the show should be, and has been, both balm and inspiration.

From Salon

Because when she welcomes in Rosh Hashanah, she will be embracing that disquietude, a lesson she says she learned over the past year — 2020 for the secular world and 5780 by the Jewish calendar.

From Washington Post