disquiet

disquiet
disquietedly, adv.disquietedness, n.disquietly, adv.
/dis kwuy"it/, n.
1. lack of calm, peace, or ease; anxiety; uneasiness.
v.t.
2. to deprive of calmness, equanimity, or peace; disturb; make uneasy: The news disquieted him.
adj.
3. Archaic. uneasy; disquieted.
[1520-30; DIS-1 + QUIET]

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