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unquiet

[ uhn-kwahy-it ]

adjective

  1. agitated; restless; disordered; turbulent:

    unquiet times.

  2. mentally or emotionally disturbed; vexed or perturbed; uneasy:

    He felt unquiet and alone.



noun

  1. a state of agitation, turbulence, disturbance, etc.:

    Unquiet spread throughout the land.

unquiet

/ ʌˈɲɪə /

adjective

  1. characterized by disorder, unrest, or tumult

    unquiet times

  2. anxious; uneasy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a state of unrest
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ܲˈܾٱ, adverb
  • ܲˈܾٲԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ·ܾij· adverb
  • ܲ·ܾij·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unquiet1

1515–25; un- 1 + quiet (adjective) unquiet fordefs 1, 2, quiet (noun) unquiet fordef 3
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Example Sentences

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Top leaders pointed to high tourism numbers - some 23 million last year and millions more in the years before - as proof of a big boom after years of unquiet.

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A sense of low-key unquiet continues even as the story shifts into a coming-of-age groove.

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After a suicide attempt, more doctors shuffled through my hospital stays until they finally landed on lithium to quell my unquiet mind.

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"This is important in these unquiet times, unstable international environment, it is without doubt a step that raises the security of our country and our people," Fiala said.

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“ she has done is to invite us into their unquiet company.”

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