Disquietude
[dis'kwaiitju:d]
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Uneasiness, DISQUIET.
Inputed by Katherine
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Anxiety, solicitude, uneasiness, embarrassment, apprehension, agitation,disturbance, commotion, dissatisfaction
ANT:Peace, pacification, assurance, calmness, confidence, contentment,acquiescence
Edited by Julius
Examples
- Perhaps her own disappointment added a sting to her thoughts and words; she did not spare us, and our own reflections added to our disquietude. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The disquietude of his air, the somewhat apprehensive impatience of his manner, surprised me: but I proceeded. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- BOUNDERBY'S first disquietude on hearing of his happiness, was occasioned by the necessity of imparting it to Mrs. Sparsit. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- The inhabitants subject to fear and disquietudes. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
Editor: Lois