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disquiet

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1. disquiet - Noun

2. disquiet - Adjective

3. disquiet - Verb

Meaning

Deprived of quiet; impatient; restless; uneasy.

Want of quiet; want of tranquility in body or mind; uneasiness; restlessness; disturbance; anxiety.

To render unquiet; to deprive of peace, rest, or tranquility; to make uneasy or restless; to disturb.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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For one who is having no personal experience, the passionate disquiet of others is at any rate a titillation of the nerves, like seeing a play or listening to music. Stefan Zweig

The world is a mirror of infinite beauty, yet no man sees it. It is a Temple of Majesty, yet no man regards it. It is a region of Light and Peace, did not man disquiet it. It is the Paradise of God. Thomas Traherne

When I left Europe in 1987 I did so with the thought that my relevance as a composition teacher would benefit from a certain cool distance to certain tendencies I had been observing for several years with increasing disquiet. Brian Ferneyhough

Did the others here feel the disquiet he felt? Had they a reason for concealing that disquiet? And another question: Where was "here"? He shut that one down sharply. Deal with one thing at a time. Grope your way gently to the abyss. Categorize your knowledge. Brian Aldiss

When life has been well spent; when there is a conscience without reproach; when there is faith in the Saviour; when there is a well-founded hope of heaven, there can be nothing that should disquiet us. Albert Barnes

Whether great attraction and strong interior occupations are of nature or of grace can be known by the fact that they are accompanied by perfect rest or subtle disquiet. John of St. Samson

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