un·qui·et ( n-kw   t)adj. un·qui·et·er, un·qui·et·est 1. Emotionally or mentally restless or uneasy. 2. Characterized by unrest or disorder; turbulent. un·qui et·ly adv.un·qui et·ness n. |
unquiet [ʌnˈkwaɪət] Chiefly literary
adj
1. characterized by disorder, unrest, or tumult unquiet times
2. anxious; uneasy
n
a state of unrest
unquietly adv
unquietness n
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| Adj. | 1. |  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"agitated - troubled emotionally and usually deeply; "agitated parents" uneasy - lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance; "farmers were uneasy until rain finally came"; "uneasy about his health"; "gave an uneasy laugh"; "uneasy lies the head that wears the crown"; "an uneasy coalition government"; "an uneasy calm"; "an uneasy silence fell on the group" wild - marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; "wild talk"; "wild parties" quiet - characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity; "a quiet life"; "a quiet throng of onlookers"; "quiet peace-loving people"; "the factions remained quiet for almost 10 years" |
| 2. |  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"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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