Unquiet — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

characterized by unrest or disorder

causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌŋkwˈaɪət/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌŋkwˈaɪət/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌŋkwˈaɪət/

2 syllables Say it as /ʌŋkwˈaɪət/.

Examples

unquiet days of riots
following the assassination of Martin Luter King ours was an unquiet nation
spent an unquiet night tossing and turning

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

queasy nervous anxious uneasy

Antonyms

quiet

Parts of Speech

adjective	characterized by unrest or disorder “unquiet days of riots”
adjective	causing or fraught with or showing anxiety “spent an anxious night waiting for the test results”

Word Forms

anxiousness	noun	a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments
nervousness	noun	an uneasy psychological state
queasiness	noun	inability to rest or relax or be still
uneasiness	noun	inability to rest or relax or be still

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unruhig

gekennzeichnet durch Unruhe oder Unordnung

🇫🇷French

inquiet

caractérisé par des troubles ou des troubles

🇪🇸Spanish

inquieto

caracterizado por malestar o desorden

🇮🇹Italian

inquieto

caratterizzato da disordini o disordini

🇳🇱Dutch

onrustig

gekenmerkt door onrust of wanorde

🇵🇹Portuguese

inquieto

caracterizado por agitação ou desordem

🇷🇺Russian

беспокойный

характеризуется волнениями или беспорядками

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अशांत

अशांति या अव्यवस्था द्वारा विशेषता

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্থির

অশান্তি বা ব্যাধি দ্বারা চিহ্নিত

🇮🇳Tamil

அமைதியற்ற

அமைதியின்மை அல்லது ஒழுங்கின்மையால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

నిశ్శబ్దంగా

అశాంతి లేదా రుగ్మత ద్వారా వర్గీకరించబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

शांत

अशांतता किंवा अव्यवस्था द्वारे वैशिष्ट्यीकृत

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્વસ્થ

અશાંતિ અથવા અવ્યવસ્થા દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಶ್ಯಬ್ದ

ಅಶಾಂತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸ್ವಸ್ಥತೆಯಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശാന്തമായ

അശാന്തി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ക്രമക്കേടിൻ്റെ സവിശേഷത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਚੈਨ

ਅਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਗਾੜ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے سکون

بدامنی یا خرابی کی طرف سے خصوصیات

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不安静

以骚乱或混乱为特征

🇯🇵Japanese

不安な

不安または無秩序を特徴とする

🇰🇷Korean

불안한

불안이나 무질서를 특징으로 함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bất an

đặc trưng bởi tình trạng bất ổn hoặc rối loạn

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่สงบ

มีลักษณะไม่สงบหรือวุ่นวาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak tenang

ditandai dengan keresahan atau kekacauan

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi tahimik

nailalarawan ng kaguluhan o kaguluhan

🇲🇾Malay

tidak tenang

dicirikan oleh kekacauan atau kekacauan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مضطرب

تتسم بالاضطرابات أو الاضطرابات

🇮🇷Persian

بی صدا

با ناآرامی یا بی نظمی مشخص می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

huzursuz

huzursuzluk veya düzensizlik ile karakterize edilir

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא שקט

מאופיין באי שקט או אי שקט

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