unquiet

[ uhn-kwahy-it ]

/ ʌnˈkwaɪ ɪt /

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adjective

agitated; restless; disordered; turbulent: unquiet times.

mentally or emotionally disturbed; vexed or perturbed; uneasy: He felt unquiet and alone.

noun

a state of agitation, turbulence, disturbance, etc.: Unquiet spread throughout the land.

Origin of unquiet

1515–25; un-¹ + quiet¹ (for defs 1, 2), quiet² (for def 3)

OTHER WORDS FROM unquiet

un·qui·et·ly, adverb un·qui·et·ness, noun

Words nearby unquiet

unquantifiable, unquestionable, unquestionably, unquestioned, unquestioning, unquiet, unquote, unraped, unravel, unreactive, unread

Example sentences from the Web for unquiet

In the meantime, spare a thought for the unquiet passage of Richard III, last warrior of the Plantagenet dynasty.

Three Dicks: Cheney, Nixon, Richard III and the Art of Reputation Rehab |Clive Irving |July 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
If one in 1,000 kids smokes weed and is tipped toward an unquiet mind, that's nothing —unless you're that one kid.

Weed Gave My Family Everything—Then Took It Away |Abby Haglage |April 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And I keep wondering what would have happened if his unquiet mother had hoarded books instead of semiautomatic weapons.

The Promise of Happiness After the Newtown Shooting |William Giraldi |January 27, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
And then, simply and without fuss, moved, along with his meaty, scowling entourage, to one of the Unquiet Cars.

The Nazi of the Quiet Car |Christopher Buckley |December 5, 2008 |DAILY BEAST

Henri seemed preoccupied and sad, and Anne was unquiet on account of his brother.

The Forty-Five Guardsmen |Alexandre Dumas
Yet I knew the sound, and turned my unquiet eyes to the sea, where nothing moved save the far crests of waves.

The Maids of Paradise |Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
Winton lamed a horse trying an impossible jump that he might get home the quicker, and, once back, was like an unquiet spirit.

Beyond |John Galsworthy
I would vanish, I would utterly cease to exist anywhere, except as a vagrant ghost troubling Jay Allison's unquiet dreams.

The Planet Savers |Marion Zimmer Bradley
She did not reply and only stood by the window, tapping at the sash with unquiet fingers.

The Secret Witness |George Gibbs

British Dictionary definitions for unquiet

unquiet

/ (ʌnˈkwaɪət) mainly literary /

adjective

characterized by disorder, unrest, or tumult unquiet times

anxious; uneasy

noun

a state of unrest

Derived forms of unquiet

unquietly, adverb unquietness, noun

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unquiet

adjective

noun

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