unquiet Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective characterized by unrest or disorder
- unquiet days of riots
- following the assassination of Martin Luter King ours was an unquiet nation
- spent an unquiet night tossing and turning
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adjective satellite causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
anxious; nervous; queasy; uneasy.
- spent an anxious night waiting for the test results
- cast anxious glances behind her
- those nervous moments before takeoff
- an unquiet mind
WordNet
Un*qui"et transitive verb
Etymology
1st pref.Definitions
To disquiet. Obs. Ld. Herbert.
Un*qui"et adjective
Etymology
Pref.Definitions
Not quiet; restless; uneasy; agitated; disturbed. --Un*qui"et*ly , adv. --Un*qui"et*ness , n.