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Recent Examples of disquietude Its responses are syrupy, its handling is unremarkable, and its odd brake pedal feel creates a sense of disquietude. Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 26 Apr. 2023 The group’s songs, all dance grooves, pulsing bass lines and ’80s-tinged synths, have typically reeked of disquietude and served as a maze into Healy’s brilliant but occasionally self-indulgent mind. Dan Hyman, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2022 The fight for women’s rights, war, and the environment are dominating the headlines and the best collections reacted to this state of disquietude in a number of ways. Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2022 Three years on, the Astrova screen reignites the conversation around cameras on airplanes, but Panasonic hopes the on-off switch will resolve any disquietude. Francesca Street, CNN, 15 July 2022 Last February, in the throes of early-pandemic disquietude, Ms. Jimenez was inspired to emulate that retreat’s comfort, if not its aesthetic. Rachel Wolfe, WSJ, 27 Aug. 2020 Among Oregon artists today, the coronavirus pandemic evokes language ringing with cold disquietude: Anxious. oregonlive, 25 Mar. 2020 The novel shifts into a minor key of doomy disquietude as events unfold. Katharine Weber, New York Times, 1 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disquietude
Noun
  • But all friends need to be honest with each other, to tell each other home truths when it’s needed, to confront those awkward moments without fear of the reaction.
    Steve Sedgwick, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Two key points in the case were that board members who personally opposed the books took the action against the input of an advisory committee, and that the board members' action was based on speculative, not actual, fears of disruption.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At the council meeting for the resolution, several migrants and their families spoke in favor of its passage, expressing their anxieties in day-to-day life, according to The Chronicle.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The starting point is learning to cultivate present-moment awareness and simply noticing your anxiety.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And Danielson noted that the team now has plenty of time to practice and give attention to areas of concern.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
  • At the same time, concern is growing about how certain food additives and preservatives may disrupt the gut’s delicate balance.
    Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The prospect of governments being ousted in Tokyo and Paris fueled further uncertainty, while investors voiced worry over expansive deficit spending in London and Berlin.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • My worry is that inaction is not a strategy.
    Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The brief spasm, though, betrays an unease in the incredibly slim majority Johnson controls and the volatility in his base.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
  • That sense of unease has grown more in recent years, as shifting immigration policies fuel confusion about what protections still exist.
    David Rodriguez Muñoz, Freep.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For Russell Westbrook, perhaps the most marquee free agent still available, uneasiness would be understandable.
    Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The Panthers’ underwhelming start to the preseason has created some uneasiness within the Carolina faithful.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025

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“Disquietude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disquietude. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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