Disquiet
/dɪsˈkwaɪ.ət/noun
To make someone feel uneasy or anxious; to disturb peace of mind.
Did you know?Disquiet is built from Latin roots meaning 'apart' + 'quiet,' so its oldest sense is not chaos, but the deliberate undoing of stillness.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
dis- + quies
“apart, away from + rest, quiet, repose”
Late Latin
Latin
disquietare
“to deprive of rest; disturb”
Old French
Old French
desquieter
“to trouble, disturb, unsettle”
14th Century
English
disquieten
“to deprive of peace or rest; make uneasy”
Modern English
English
disquiet
“to disturb the peace, rest, or composure of”