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disquieta feeling of worry or uneasiness

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a feeling of worry or uneasiness

Pronunciation (IPA): /dɪsˈkwaɪət/

Korean meaning: 불안, 걱정, 초조함

Korean pronunciation: 디스**콰**이엇

Example Sentences

  • My mom's disquiet grew when I came home at 3 AM with grass stains on my clothes.
  • The teacher's sudden smile disquieted the students - she only smiled before giving pop quizzes.
  • There was growing disquiet about the company's financial stability.

disquiet

NOUN

//dɪsˈkwaɪət//

a feeling of worry or uneasiness

disquiet concept
💡 Concept

A parent shows deep disquiet while waiting for their child to return home

disquiet rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

When quiet turns to riot, disquiet fills the heart!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/dɪsˈkwaɪət/
🇬🇧 UK/dɪsˈkwaɪət/

🌳Etymology

Prefixdis--
Rootquiet

Origin

From Latin 'dis-' meaning 'apart/away' combined with 'quiet' from Latin 'quietus' meaning 'at rest or calm'. The word literally means 'not quiet' or 'lacking peace'.

🎵Rhyme

quietriotdiet
quiet
riot
diet

🔗Collocations

cause disquiet
widespread disquiet
public disquiet
growing disquiet
express disquiet
sense of disquiet

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom's disquiet grew when I came home at 3 AM with grass stains on my clothes.

😄 Fun example

The teacher's sudden smile disquieted the students - she only smiled before giving pop quizzes.

There was growing disquiet about the company's financial stability.

The politician's vague answers disquieted the reporters.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

anxietyuneasinessworryconcernrestlessness

Antonyms

calmpeacetranquility

Related

disturbagitatetroubleupset

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