Synonyms for disquietude
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Noun
1. Anxiety — A state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety
anxiety, uneasiness, disquiet, inquietude, fear, feer US, fere UK, trouble, disturbance, unrest, agitation, commotion, apprehension, solicitude, edginess, fuss, restlessness, perturbation, vexation
Definitions
- n. 1
A state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety.
in utter disquietude touching such an issue
Forms
- Plural
- disquietudes → anxieties, uneasinesses, disquiets, inquietudes…
Example sentences
- anxiety I'm having an anxiety attack and I don't know why.
- uneasiness He took a deep breath and tried to put his uneasiness to rest.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| disquietude | steady | |
| anxiety | rising | |
| uneasiness | steady | |
| disquiet | rising | |
| inquietude | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- fear1, fuss1, fere, feer
- 6 letters
- unrest2
- 7 letters
- trouble2, anxiety4
- 8 letters
- disquiet3, edginess3, vexation
- 9 letters
- agitation4, commotion3
- 10 letters
- uneasiness4, solicitude4, inquietude
- 11 letters
- disturbance3
- 12 letters
- apprehension4, restlessness3, perturbation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unrest2 = 2 syllables).