Antonyms for disquiet


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : dis-kwahy-it
Phonetic Transcription : dɪsˈkwaɪ ɪt


Definition of disquiet

Origin :
  • 1520s, from dis- + quiet. Related: Disquieted; disquieting. As a noun, from 1570s.
  • noun worry; mental upset
  • verb worry; make uneasy
Example sentences :
  • At the time, these new views and the tone of our talk helped to disquiet me.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • To keep silence during the telling deepens the disquiet curiously.
  • Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
  • But, somehow, to his disquiet Fyles now realized that there was no further encroachment.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • This disquiet, however, lingered about him, and would yield to nothing.
  • Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
  • The message was curt, and even cold, but it brought her no disquiet.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • Violet Granger was leagues away, and a touch of romance could not disquiet or hurt her.
  • Extract from : « Half a Hero » by Anthony Hope
  • Yet, conscious that he had said nothing that was wrong, he felt no disquiet.
  • Extract from : « Warrior Gap » by Charles King
  • There was no shadow of disquiet in the minds of any of them.
  • Extract from : « Saint Bartholomew's Eve » by G. A. Henty
  • Our quaint old city has been in a disquiet mood for several weeks.
  • Extract from : « An Outcast » by F. Colburn Adams
  • She looked at him, and read in his countenance the disquiet with which his soul laboured.
  • Extract from : « The Home » by Fredrika Bremer

Synonyms for disquiet

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