Verb
we were disquieted by the strange noises we heard outside our tent at night Noun
There is increasing public disquiet about the number of violent crimes in the city.
a period of disquiet before the results of the close election were confirmed
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Verb
They were rightly disquieted by other trends that have marked the Indian economy in recent years, including high unemployment, wage stagnation, flattening levels of consumption, and widening inequality.—Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2024 David also was disquieted by his brother’s familiarity with the places that had been targeted by the Unabomber.—Steve Chawkins, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2023
Noun
In Indianapolis’ Marion County and suburban vote-rich Hamilton County, Haley won an impressive 34% of the vote as affluent and well-educated Republican areas continued to show signs of disquiet with Trump.—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 May 2024 Governments in Europe will be able to address the growing disquiet in rural communities only by adopting more policies that target the needs of specific communities, account for the demands and needs of rural residents, and include these residents in decision-making processes.—Marie Hyland, Foreign Affairs, 23 May 2024
Adjective
In short, his intervention symbolizes how disquiet over Israel-Gaza has shaken even the most ardent supporters of the BBC.—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 20 June 2024 Their purpose was not just, as some imagine, secret denunciation but also open protest; the authorities would witness the disquiet, register the grievance, and then, possibly, do something about it.—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 16 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for disquiet
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