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disquiet

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Synonyms and Antonyms of disquiet

1 a disturbed or uneasy state

a period of disquiet before the results of the close election were confirmed

Synonyms of disquiet

ferment, fermentation, restiveness, restlessness, Sturm und Drang, turmoil, uneasiness, unquietness, unrest

Words Related to disquiet

agitation, commotion, confusion, excitement, hubbub, moil, stir, storm, trouble, tumult, tumultuousness, turbulence, upheaval, uproar, unsettlement

disruption, perturbation

agitation, anxiety, disquietude, inquietude, queasiness, tension, unease

anarchy, chaos, disorder, welter

Near Antonyms of disquiet

order, orderliness

Antonyms of disquiet

calm, ease, peace, peacefulness, quiet, tranquillity (or tranquility)

2 an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble

was filled with disquiet as the hours passed without any sign of the missing children

Synonyms of disquiet

agita, agitation, anxiety, anxiousness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, care, concern, concernment, disquietude, fear, nervosity, nervousness, perturbation, solicitude, sweat, unease, uneasiness, worry

Words Related to disquiet

strain, stress, tension

alarm (also alarum), anguish, consternation, desperateness, desperation, discomfort, discomposure, dismay, distraction, distress, disturbance, edginess, franticness, hand-wringing, jitters, jumpiness, panic, tremor

angst, fearfulness, torment, upset, vexation

cold feet, doubt, dread, foreboding, incertitude, misgiving, presentiment, suspense, uncertainty

compunction, qualm, scruple

Near Antonyms of disquiet

calm, calmness, content, contentment, ease, easiness, peace, peacefulness, placidity, placidness, quiet, quietude, sereneness, serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility), tranquilness

comfort, consolation, relief, solace

Antonyms of disquiet

disquiet

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of disquiet

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy

we were disquieted by the strange noises we heard outside our tent at night

Synonyms of disquiet

agitate, ail, alarm (also alarum), bother, concern, derail, discomfort, discompose, dismay, distemper, distract, distress, disturb, exercise, flurry, frazzle, freak (out), fuss, hagride, perturb, undo, unhinge, unsettle, upset, weird out, worry

Words Related to disquiet

aggravate, anger, annoy, bug, chafe, chivy (or chivvy), exasperate, fret, gall, get, grate, harass, harry, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, pester, pique, put off, put out, rile, vex

bedevil, haunt, plague

abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, jar, mortify, nonplus, rattle, shake up

daunt, demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, unnerve

Near Antonyms of disquiet

allay, alleviate, assuage

appease, conciliate, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate

Antonyms of disquiet

calm, compose, quiet, settle, soothe, tranquilize (also tranquillize)

Synonym Discussion of disquiet

discompose, disquiet, disturb, perturb, agitate, upset, fluster mean to destroy capacity for collected thought or decisive action. discompose implies some degree of loss of self-control or self-confidence especially through emotional stress.

- discomposed by the loss of his beloved wife

disquiet suggests loss of sense of security or peace of mind.

- the disquieting news of factories closing

disturb implies interference with one's mental processes caused by worry, perplexity, or interruption.

- the discrepancy in accounts disturbed me

perturb implies deep disturbance of mind and emotions.

- perturbed by her husband's strange behavior

agitate suggests obvious external signs of nervous or emotional excitement.

- in his agitated state we could see he was unable to work

upset implies the disturbance of normal or habitual functioning by disappointment, distress, or grief.

- the family's constant bickering upsets the youngest child

fluster suggests bewildered agitation.

- his declaration of love completely flustered her

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