disquiet

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /dɪsˈkwaɪət/ UK /dɪsˈkwaɪət/ See IPA manual

noun verb

Meanings

1

noun
a feeling of anxiety or unease

News of the layoffs spread disquiet through the office.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a feeling of anxiety or unease unease anxiety disquietude perturbation agitation worry

Opposites

calm tranquility ease serenity peace

Word family

Forms disquieteddisquiets

Derived forms disquieting disquietude disquietingly

Related forms quiet quietude unquiet

Etymology

Formed in English from dis- ('lack of') + quiet, from Latin quietus ('at rest, calm'), past participle of quiescere ('to rest'), from quies ('rest').

dis- Latin quietus Latin quies Latin

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# disquiet

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** dɪsˈkwaɪət
**IPA (UK):** dɪsˈkwaɪət

## Meanings
1. a feeling of anxiety or unease

## Examples
- News of the layoffs spread disquiet through the office.

## Synonyms
- unease
- anxiety
- disquietude
- perturbation
- agitation
- worry

## Antonyms
- calm
- tranquility
- ease
- serenity
- peace

## Derived Forms
- disquieting
- disquietude
- disquietingly

## Related Forms
- quiet
- quietude
- unquiet

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dis-
- Root: quietus
- Root: quies

## Etymology
Formed in English from dis- ('lack of') + quiet, from Latin quietus ('at rest, calm'), past participle of quiescere ('to rest'), from quies ('rest').

## AI Etymology
Disquiet has the etymological history Formed in English from dis- ('lack of') + quiet, from Latin quietus ('at rest, calm'), past participle of quiescere ('to rest'), from quies ('rest'). The ancestry passes through Latin dis-, Latin quietus, and Latin quies. The prefix dis- often marks separation, reversal, or negation in Latin and English formations, helping to explain the word's surface structure. In present use as noun and verb, it means "a feeling of anxiety or unease", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include quiet, quietude, and unquiet; derived forms include disquieting, disquietude, and disquietingly.

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- Emotions & Feelings

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