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dis-KWEYE-uh-t/dɪsˈkwaɪət/

Disquiet is a feeling of anxiety or unease; also a verb meaning to make uneasy: public disquiet, disquiet the board. Quiet (already in the dictionary) is the calm opposite; a lobby mood is not a named risk.

Meaning

A feeling of anxiety or unease (also verb: to make uneasy; from quiet, already in the dictionary).

Examples

• “Disquiet in the lobby is not a named risk; write it on the register.”
• “Unease is the close twin. Anxiety is everyday. A mood is talk. A dated line on the register is a file. Write the risk; then soothe the lobby if the sitting still stands.”

Good to know

Anxiety; unease. Related: quiet (already in the dictionary). A lobby mood ≠ a risk log.

Near in meaning

unease, anxiety, unrest

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