INQUIETUDE


Meaning of INQUIETUDE in English

(ˈ)in, ən+ noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin inquietudo, from Latin inquietus (from in- in- (I) + quietus quiet) + -tudo -tude — more at quiet

1. : disturbed state : uneasiness , restlessness , disquietude

the dreadful inquietude that comes before a surgical operation — Arnold Bennett

2. : a disquieting or anxious thought

occupied by a thousand inquietudes — Sir Walter Scott

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