Definition of unquiet Unquiet

un•qui•et

We found 8 definitions of unquiet from 5 different sources.

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What does unquiet mean?

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Adjective

unquiet, unquieter, unquietest

unquiet - characterized by unrest or disorder; "unquiet days of riots"; "following the assassination of Martin Luter King ours was an unquiet nation"; "spent an unquiet night tossing and turning"
  quiet of the sun characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sunspots e.g.
  agitated troubled emotionally and usually deeply; "agitated parents"
  uneasy relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort
  wild deviating widely from an intended course; "a wild bullet"; "he threw a wild pitch"
  disruptive, tumultuous, troubled, turbulent, riotous characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination; "effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive"; "riotous times"; "these troubled areas"; "the tumultuous years of his administration"; "a turbulent and unruly childhood"
unquiet - causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind"
  anxious, nervous, queasy, uneasy
  troubled characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need; "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • unquiet (v. t.)
    To disquiet.
  • unquiet (a.)
    Not quiet; restless; uneasy; agitated; disturbed.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • unquiet
    un-kwī′et, adj. not at rest, disturbed: causing restlessness.—v.t. to disquiet.—n. Unquies′cence, inquietude.—adv. Unquī′etly.—ns. Unquī′etness, state of disturbance, restlessness; Unquī′etude, inquietude

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  • unquiet, noun, singular of unquiets.
  • unquiet, adjective.

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