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inquietude

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

/ ɪnˈkwaɪ ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /

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noun

restlessness or uneasiness; disquietude.

inquietudes, disquieting thoughts: beset by myriad inquietudes.

Origin of inquietude

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Late Latin word inquiētūdō. See in-³, quietude

Words nearby inquietude

input/output, inqilab, inquartation, inquest, inquiet, inquietude, inquiline, inquire, inquire after, inquiring, inquiry

Example sentences from the Web for inquietude

Her eyes had a singular expression of inquietude, of sadness.

In the Year of Jubilee |George Gissing
With whatever solemnity contemplated, it excited on her own account no aversion or inquietude.

Ormond, Volume I (of 3) |Charles Brockden Brown
The blows that death dealt around them were mute and hidden; the edge of inquietude became insensibly blunted.

Mathieu Ropars: et cetera |William Young
Situated near the frontier, Chlons-sur-Marne has ever been subject to that inquietude which usually befalls a border city.

The Cathedrals of Northern France |Francis Miltoun

At these times there was inquietude and wonder in his features.

Arthur Mervyn |Charles Brockden Brown

British Dictionary definitions for inquietude

inquietude

/ (ɪnˈkwaɪɪˌtjuːd) /

noun

restlessness, uneasiness, or anxiety

Derived forms of inquietude

inquiet (ɪnˈkwaɪət), adjective inquietly, adverb