disquietude

  • 21uneasiness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. disquiet, restlessness, agitation, tumult, turmoil, restiveness, incertitude, anguish, dilemma, indecision, perturbation, apprehension, dispiritedness, anxiety, fearfulness. Ant. confidence*, assurance, calm. II (Roget s 3… …

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  • 22unease — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. A troubled or anxious state of mind: angst, anxiety, anxiousness, care, concern, disquiet, disquietude, distress, nervousness, solicitude, uneasiness, worry. See FEELINGS. 2. An uneasy or nervous state: disquiet,… …

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  • 23Changeableness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Changeableness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 changeableness changeableness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 mutability mutability inconstancy Sgm: N 1 versatility versatility mobility Sgm: N 1 instability instability unstable e …

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  • 24discompose — discompose, disquiet, disturb, perturb, agitate, upset, fluster, flurry are comparable when they mean to excite one so as to destroy one s capacity for clear or collected thought or prompt action. Discompose is sometimes only slightly more… …

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  • 25Alarm — A*larm ([.a]*l[aum]rm ), n. [F. alarme, It. all arme to arms ! fr. L. arma, pl., arms. See {Arms}, and cf. {Alarum}.] 1. A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. [1913 Webster] Arming to answer in a night alarm. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 26Alarm bell — Alarm A*larm ([.a]*l[aum]rm ), n. [F. alarme, It. all arme to arms ! fr. L. arma, pl., arms. See {Arms}, and cf. {Alarum}.] 1. A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. [1913 Webster] Arming to answer in a night alarm. Shak. [1913… …

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  • 27Alarm clock — Alarm A*larm ([.a]*l[aum]rm ), n. [F. alarme, It. all arme to arms ! fr. L. arma, pl., arms. See {Arms}, and cf. {Alarum}.] 1. A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. [1913 Webster] Arming to answer in a night alarm. Shak. [1913… …

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  • 28Alarm gauge — Alarm A*larm ([.a]*l[aum]rm ), n. [F. alarme, It. all arme to arms ! fr. L. arma, pl., arms. See {Arms}, and cf. {Alarum}.] 1. A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. [1913 Webster] Arming to answer in a night alarm. Shak. [1913… …

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  • 29Alarm post — Alarm A*larm ([.a]*l[aum]rm ), n. [F. alarme, It. all arme to arms ! fr. L. arma, pl., arms. See {Arms}, and cf. {Alarum}.] 1. A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. [1913 Webster] Arming to answer in a night alarm. Shak. [1913… …

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  • 30Anxieties — Anxiety Anx*i e*ty, n.; pl. {Anxieties}. [L. anxietas, fr. anxius: cf. F. anxi[ e]t[ e]. See {Anxious}.] 1. Concern or solicitude respecting some thing or event, future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it in a state of painful… …

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