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Disquiet vs Anxiety - What's the difference?

disquiet | anxiety |

Disquiet is a synonym of anxiety.


As nouns the difference between disquiet and anxiety

is that disquiet is want of quiet; want of tranquility in body or mind; uneasiness; restlessness; disturbance; anxiety while anxiety is an unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.

As a adjective disquiet

is deprived of quiet; impatient; restless; uneasy.

As a verb disquiet

is make (someone) worried or anxious.

disquiet

English

Noun

(-)
  • Want of quiet; want of tranquility in body or mind; uneasiness; restlessness; disturbance; anxiety.
  • The lady exhibited disquiet of mind. In other words, she'd gone a bit mad.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Deprived of quiet; impatient; restless; uneasy.
  • * 1594 , , IV. i. 154:
  • I pray you, husband, be not so disquiet .

    Derived terms

    * disquieting * disquietude

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • Make (someone) worried or anxious
  • He felt disquieted at the lack of interest the child had shown.

    anxiety

    Noun

    (anxieties)
  • An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1907, author=
  • , title=The Dust of Conflict , chapter=4 citation , passage=The inquest on keeper Davidson was duly held, and at the commencement seemed likely to cause Tony Palliser less anxiety than he had expected.}}
  • * 2005 , .
  • But the other, because he's been immersed in arguments, gives the appearance of harbouring considerable anxiety and suspicion that he's ignorant of those matters he presents himself to others as an expert on.
  • An uneasy or distressing desire (for something).
  • I was anxious to get into the office before Henderson called from New York.
  • (pathology) A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.
  • Synonyms

    * care, solicitude, foreboding, uneasiness, perplexity, disquietude, disquiet, trouble, apprehension, restlessness, distress