Disquiet — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments

the trait of seeming ill at ease

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈuːoʊdnɚɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪskwˈaɪət/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪskwˈaɪət/

2 syllables Say it as /dˈuːoʊdnɚɹi/.

Examples

She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unhinge distract trouble perturb uneasiness disorder cark unease anxiousness

Parts of Speech

noun	a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments
noun	the trait of seeming ill at ease
verb	disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed “She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill”

Word Forms

anxious	adjective	causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
disquiet	verb	disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
uneasy	adjective	socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner
perturbation	noun	an unhappy and worried mental state
disquiet	noun	the trait of seeming ill at ease
trouble	noun	a strong feeling of anxiety
distraction	noun	mental turmoil

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unruhe

ein Gefühl leichter Angst vor möglichen Entwicklungen

🇫🇷French

inquiétude

un sentiment de légère anxiété concernant les développements possibles

🇪🇸Spanish

desasosiego

un sentimiento de ansiedad leve sobre posibles desarrollos

🇮🇹Italian

inquietudine

una sensazione di lieve ansia per i possibili sviluppi

🇳🇱Dutch

onrust

een gevoel van milde angst over mogelijke ontwikkelingen

🇵🇹Portuguese

inquietação

um sentimento de leve ansiedade sobre possíveis desenvolvimentos

🇷🇺Russian

беспокойство

чувство легкой тревоги по поводу возможного развития событий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेचैनी

संभावित विकास के बारे में हल्की चिंता की भावना

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্থিরতা

সম্ভাব্য উন্নয়ন সম্পর্কে হালকা উদ্বেগের অনুভূতি

🇮🇳Tamil

அமைதியான

சாத்தியமான முன்னேற்றங்களைப் பற்றிய லேசான கவலையின் உணர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

అశాంతి

సాధ్యమయ్యే పరిణామాల గురించి తేలికపాటి ఆందోళన

🇮🇳Marathi

अस्वस्थता

संभाव्य घडामोडीबद्दल सौम्य चिंतेची भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્વસ્થતા

સંભવિત વિકાસ વિશે હળવી ચિંતાની લાગણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆತಂಕ

ಸಂಭವನೀಯ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಸೌಮ್ಯವಾದ ಆತಂಕದ ಭಾವನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസ്വസ്ഥത

സാധ്യമായ സംഭവവികാസങ്ങളെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള നേരിയ ഉത്കണ്ഠ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਚੈਨੀ

ਸੰਭਾਵੀ ਵਿਕਾਸ ਬਾਰੇ ਹਲਕੀ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے چینی

ممکنہ پیش رفت کے بارے میں ہلکی تشویش کا احساس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

忧虑

对可能发生的事态发展感到轻微焦虑

🇯🇵Japanese

不安

起こり得る展開に対する軽い不安感

🇰🇷Korean

사회적 불안

가능한 발전에 대한 약간의 불안감

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lo âu

một cảm giác lo lắng nhẹ về những diễn biến có thể xảy ra

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่สงบ

ความรู้สึกวิตกเล็กน้อยเกี่ยวกับการพัฒนาที่เป็นไปได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

kegelisahan

perasaan cemas ringan tentang kemungkinan perkembangan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkabalisa

isang pakiramdam ng banayad na pagkabalisa tungkol sa mga posibleng pag-unlad

🇲🇾Malay

gelisah

perasaan kebimbangan ringan tentang kemungkinan perkembangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قلق

شعور بالقلق الخفيف بشأن التطورات المحتملة

🇮🇷Persian

ناراحتی

احساس اضطراب خفیف در مورد تحولات احتمالی

🇹🇷Turkish

huzursuzluk

olası gelişmeler hakkında hafif bir kaygı hissi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אִי שָׁקֵט

תחושה של חרדה קלה לגבי התפתחויות אפשריות

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