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a state or feeling of anxiety, uneasiness, or disturbed calm
A vague disquietude kept her awake long after the house fell silent.
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Formed from disquiet and the noun suffix -ude, modeled on quietude. Disquiet combines the reversing or depriving prefix dis- with quiet and denotes the loss of calm.