disquietude

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dis·qui·etude | \ (ˌ)dis-ˈkwī-ə-ˌt(y)üd

Definition of disquietude

: anxiety, agitation

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Examples of disquietude in a Sentence

as updates of the devastation caused by the earthquake poured in, our disquietude only increased

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