disquietude

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

/ dɪsˈkwaɪ ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /

the state of disquiet; uneasiness.

Origin of disquietude

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

The silence in the room was ominous; so, also, was the strange look of disquietude in the two men's faces.

The Kingdom of the Blind |E. Phillips Oppenheim
Gregory, though he felt a pang of disquietude, felt no disposition to retreat.

Tante |Anne Douglas Sedgwick
I can understand all the disquietude of his heart when that warning, as to the too great length of his story, was given to him.

Thackeray |Anthony Trollope
"This mad—this brave Mortimer is capable of waiting up all night for me," said Croustillac, with disquietude.

A Romance of the West Indies |Eugne Sue

To add to my disquietude, no answer came to my letters, although I went to the office regularly every day.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 |Various

disquietude

/ (dɪsˈkwaɪɪˌtjuːd) /

a feeling or state of anxiety or uneasiness