Verb
we were disquieted by the strange noises we heard outside our tent at night Noun
There is increasing public disquiet about the number of violent crimes in the city.
a period of disquiet before the results of the close election were confirmed
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Verb
Many here see her as the embodiment of an America undergoing a cultural shift that threatens the heritage and political sensibilities of an old frontier town disquieted by changing times and suspicious of alternative lifestyles.—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024 One of Biden’s challenges is that some of the Black men who are paying close attention in Macon are deeply disquieted by the influx of migrants at the U.S.’s southern border and the amount of money that his administration has committed to stopping Russia’s war in Ukraine.—Maeve Reston, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
Noun
Meanwhile, the voices of disquiet around them are getting louder.—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024 Wang Yiwei, a professor of international relations at Renmin University of China, reflected on the disquiet these promises are currently stirring.—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Adjective
While adding a further burden to businesses by raising the costs of new and variable-rate loans, public disquiet over the soaring costs of staple goods like butter and potatoes could pose a problem for Putin as the war stretches on.—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024 There may be cultural issues or behavioural problems driving disquiet.—David Prosser, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for disquiet
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