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Meaning of INQUIETUDE

Pronunciation:  in'kwIi`tood

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 Definition: [n]  feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
 
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 Synonyms: disquietude, edginess, uneasiness
 
 See Also: anxiety, willies

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\In*qui"e*tude\, n. [L. inquietudo: cf. F.
inquietude.]
Disturbed state; uneasiness either of body or mind;
restlessness; disquietude. --Sir H. Wotton.
 
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