unquiet
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7.9
- adjective
- /ʌnˈkwaɪət/
:
inquieto
- Men stood bewildered and unquiet, worried over ambiguities contrary to reason in the pour of the light.
The vampires, the unquiet dead, the succubus.
- The vampires, the unquiet dead, the succubus.
- It's surfing the peaks and the valleys of his turbulent, unquiet mind.
- The if, if, if, if death is not handled properly, then the dead are unquiet.
Examples
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The children were unquiet, unable to sit still during the long lecture.
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And now the sparrows warring in the eaves, The crumbling moon, the white stars in the sky And the loud chanting of the unquiet leaves Are shaken with earth's old and weary cry.
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The unquiet spirit must be laid to rest.
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What is it in us that is so unquiet?
Fiction book (2000) -
Her breath is unquiet and present.
Fiction book (1991) -
For never shall you lie by Portia's side with an unquiet soul.
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They say it is my father's unquiet spirit.
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The faint color across her cheekbones, however, betrayed an unquiet mind.
Fiction book (1990) -
Annabelle's companion cast one unquiet look in Dalmar's direction.
Fiction book (1990) -
Her ears snatched a sound out of the unquiet air, and she raised her head, gazing around to the four corners.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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1.3
Feeling worried and easily frightened
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2.7
Feeling worried or nervous about something that might happen
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3.2
You feel worried and not relaxed
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7.0
Feeling worried and uneasy about something
Restless and unable to keep calm
Something that makes it hard to sleep or relax
Causing conflict and trouble, often noisy or violent
A person, place, or group that is not calm after attempts to make it peaceful
Still angry and not calm
Antonyms
How Calm
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word unquiet comes from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and the word quiet meaning 'calm'. So unquiet means 'not calm' or 'restless', as when a once quiet room becomes noisy and uneasy.