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disquietude

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /dɪˈskwaɪə.tjuːd/
  • UK: /dɪˈskwaɪ.ɪ.tjuːd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /dɪˈskwaɪə.tud/
  • US: /dɪˈskwaɪ.ɪ.tjud/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • in utter disquietude touching such an issue

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A fear or an instance of uneasiness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: edginess, uneasiness, inquietude

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: anxiety

Narrower terms: willies

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English quietude English disquietude From dis- + quietude.

Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: անհանգստություն (anhangstutʻyun) — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • Armenian: հուզմունք (huzmunkʻ) — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • Bulgarian: безпоко́йство (bezpokójstvo) — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • Bulgarian: безпоко́йствие (bezpokójstvie) — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • Bulgarian: неспоко́йствие (nespokójstvie) — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • Czech: znepokojení — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • Czech: neklid — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • Finnish: levottomuus — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • Finnish: rauhattomuus — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • French: angoisse — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • French: affres — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • French: anxiété — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • French: stress — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • French: souci — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • French: chagrin — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • French: préoccupations — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • German: Unruhe — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • Ido: desquieteso — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • Ido: netranquileso — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • Italian: inquietudine — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • Italian: preoccupazione — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • Latin: tumultus — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • Polish: niepokój — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • Polish: zaniepokojenie — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • Romanian: frământare — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • Russian: беспоко́йство (bespokójstvo) — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • Russian: трево́га (trevóga) — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • Scottish Gaelic: mì-shocair — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • Scottish Gaelic: mì-shuaimhneas — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • Spanish: ansia — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • Spanish: inquietud — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • Spanish: angustia — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • Spanish: ansiedad — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • Ottoman Turkish: اضطراب (ıztırâb) — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • Ottoman Turkish: قلق (kalak) — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • Ukrainian: стурбо́ваність (sturbóvanistʹ) — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • Ukrainian: схвильо́ваність (sxvylʹóvanistʹ) — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • Ukrainian: неспо́кій (nespókij) — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • Ukrainian: триво́га (tryvóha) — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • Ukrainian: занепоко́єння (zanepokójennja) — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • Ukrainian: хвилюва́ння (xvyljuvánnja) — a state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
  • Armenian: անհանգստություն (anhangstutʻyun) — a fear or an instance of uneasiness
  • Bulgarian: страх (strah) — a fear or an instance of uneasiness
  • Bulgarian: плахост (plahost) — a fear or an instance of uneasiness
  • Bulgarian: боязън (bojazǎn) — a fear or an instance of uneasiness
  • Finnish: huoli — a fear or an instance of uneasiness
  • German: Unwägbarkeit — a fear or an instance of uneasiness
  • Polish: niepokój — a fear or an instance of uneasiness
  • Polish: zaniepokojenie — a fear or an instance of uneasiness
  • Scottish Gaelic: mì-shocair — a fear or an instance of uneasiness
  • Spanish: congoja — a fear or an instance of uneasiness