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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Disquiet \Dis*qui"et\, a. Deprived of quiet; impatient; restless; uneasy. [R.] --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Disquiet \Dis*qui"et\, n. Want of quiet; want of tranquility in body or mind; uneasiness; restlessness; disturbance; anxiety. --Swift. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Disquiet \Dis*qui"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disquieted}; p. pr & vb n. {Disquieting}.] To render unquiet; to deprive of peace, rest, or tranquility; to make uneasy or restless; to disturb. Why art thou cast down O my soul, and why art thou disquieted within me? --Ps. xlii 11. As quiet as these disquieted times will permit. --Sir W. Scott. Syn: To harass; disturb; vex; fret; excite; agitate. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: disquiet n 1: a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments [syn: {anxiousness}] 2: the trait of seeming ill at ease [syn: {unease}, {uneasiness}] v : disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill" [syn: {perturb}, {unhinge}, {trouble}, {cark}, {distract}, {disorder}]
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