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<h1>Disquiet</h1> <Xpage=431>

<hw>Dis*qui"et</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Deprived of quiet; impatient; restless; uneasy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Disquiet</h1> <Xpage=431>

<hw>Dis*qui"et</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Want of quiet; want of tranquility in body or mind; uneasiness; restlessness; disturbance; anxiety.</def>

<i>Swift.</i>

<h1>Disquiet</h1> <Xpage=431>

<hw>Dis*qui"et</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Disquieted</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Disquieting</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To render unquiet; to deprive of peace, rest, or tranquility; to make uneasy or restless; to disturb.</def>

<blockquote>Why art thou cast down, O my soul, and why art thou <b>disquieted</b> within me? <i>Ps. xlii. 11.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>As quiet as these <b>disquieted</b> times will permit. <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To harass; disturb; vex; fret; excite; agitate.</syn>

<h1>Disquietal</h1> <Xpage=431>

<hw>Dis*qui"et*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of disquieting; a state of disquiet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote> roars and strives 'gainst its <b>disquietal</b>. <i>Dr. H. More.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Disquieter</h1> <Xpage=431>

<hw>Dis*qui"et*er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who, or that which, disquiets, or makes uneasy; a disturber.</def>

<h1>Disquietful</h1> <Xpage=431>

<hw>Dis*qui"et*ful</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Producing inquietude or uneasiness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Barrow.</i>

<h1>Disquietive</h1> <Xpage=431>

<hw>Dis*qui"et*ive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Tending to disquiet.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Disquietly</h1> <Xpage=431>

<hw>Dis*qui"et*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a disquiet manner; uneasily; <as>as, he rested <ex>disquietly</ex> that night</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Wiseman.</i>

<h1>Disquietment</h1> <Xpage=431>

<hw>Dis*qui"et*ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>State of being disquieted; uneasiness; harassment.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Hopkins.</i>

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