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inquietude

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A condition of being restless, uneasy or nervous.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: edginess, uneasiness, disquietude

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: anxiety

Narrower terms: willies

History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin inquiētūdō.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: безпокойство (bezpokojstvo) — the condition of being restless, uneasy or nervous
  • Dutch: onrust — the condition of being restless, uneasy or nervous
  • Hungarian: nyugtalanság — the condition of being restless, uneasy or nervous
  • Hungarian: izgatottság — the condition of being restless, uneasy or nervous
  • Hungarian: izgalom — the condition of being restless, uneasy or nervous
  • Portuguese: inquietude — the condition of being restless, uneasy or nervous
  • Spanish: inquietud — the condition of being restless, uneasy or nervous