Disquiet    (pronounced dis-kwy-et) noun


Definition

a feeling of uneasiness or restlessness; anxiety; absence of peace or calm.

Other Forms

Disquieting   (pronounced dis-kwy-et-ing) adjective

Main Example

  • According to a study recently published in the eminent journal Science, farm-raised salmon contains dangerously high levels of cancer-causing pollutants. Naturally, the findings are beginning to cause much public disquiet.

    Workplace Examples

  • These are disquieting statistics! They suggest our entire investment has gone up in smoke. Are you sure these numbers are current?

  • Leslie, shouldn't we delay this announcement a bit? The employees are already uneasy, what with everything else going on. This news will only add to the disquiet.

    Other Examples

  • employees disquieted by an announcement that their company will soon be laying off several thousand people

  • the disquieting pictures that appeared on television soon after terrorists struck the World Trade Center; disquieting signs that the economy's recovery might turn out to be a relatively "jobless" one

  • a disquieting experience; a disquieting development; a disquieting news story

  • to help dispel some of the disquiet caused by the December 23 discovery of mad cow disease in the U.S., Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman announcing that she will "certainly be having beef for dinner on Christmas Eve"

    © 2004 V.J. Singal

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