disquieted

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief“too upset to say anything”“spent many disquieted moments”“distressed about her son's leaving home”“lapsed into disturbed sleep”“worried parents”“a worried frown”“one last worried check of the sleeping children”Synonyms: distresseddisturbedupsetworried
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Disquiet \Dis*qui"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disquieted; p. pr. & vb. n. Disquieting.] To render unquiet; to deprive of peace, rest, or tranquility; to make uneasy or restless; to disturb. [1913 Webster]

Why art thou cast down, O my soul, and why art thou disquieted within me? --Ps. xlii. 11. [1913 Webster]

As quiet as these disquieted times will permit. --Sir W. Scott.

Syn: To harass; disturb; vex; fret; excite; agitate. [1913 Webster]

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