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Meaning of UNQUIET

Pronunciation:  un'kwIit

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  characterized by unrest or disorder; "unquiet days of riots"; "following the assassination of Martin Luter King ours was an unquiet nation"; "spent an unquiet night tossing and turning"
  2. [adj]  causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind"
 
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 Synonyms: anxious, disruptive, fidgety, fretful, itchy, nervous, restless, riotous, squalling, squally, troubled, tumultuous, turbulent, uneasy
 
 Antonyms: quiet
 
 See Also: agitated, wild

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Un*qui"et\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + quiet.]
    To disquiet. [Obs.] --Ld. Herbert.
    
  2. \Un*qui"et\, a. [Pref. un- + quiet.]
    Not quiet; restless; uneasy; agitated; disturbed. --
    {Un*qui"et*ly}, adv. -- {Un*qui"et*ness}, n.
    
 
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