Apprehension vs Disquiet - What's the difference?
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(rare) The physical act of seizing]] or [[take hold, taking hold of; seizure.
* 2006 , Phil Senter, "Comparison of Forelimb Function between Deinonychus'' and ''Babiraptor'' (Theropoda: Dromaeosauridea)", ''Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, vol. 26, no. 4 (Dec.), p. 905:
(legal) The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest.
* 1855 , , North and South , ch. 37:
The act of grasping with the intellect; the contemplation of things, without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment; intellection; perception.
* 1815 , , "On Life," in A Defence of Poetry and Other Essays (1840 edition):
Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.
* 1901 , , Penelope's English Experiences , ch. 8:
The faculty by which ideas are conceived or by which perceptions are grasped; understanding.
* 1854 , , Hard Times , ch. 7:
Anticipation, mostly of things unfavorable; dread or fear at the prospect of some future ill.
* 1846 , , Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life , ch. 32:
Want of quiet; want of tranquility in body or mind; uneasiness; restlessness; disturbance; anxiety.
Deprived of quiet; impatient; restless; uneasy.
* 1594 , , IV. i. 154:
Make (someone) worried or anxious
Apprehension is a related term of disquiet.
As nouns the difference between apprehension and disquiet
is that apprehension is apprehension while disquiet is want of quiet; want of tranquility in body or mind; uneasiness; restlessness; disturbance; anxiety.As an adjective disquiet is
deprived of quiet; impatient; restless; uneasy.As a verb disquiet is
make (someone) worried or anxious.apprehension
English
Noun
(en noun)- The wing would have been a severe obstruction to apprehension of an object on the ground.
- The warrant had been issued for his apprehension on the charge of rioting.
- We live on, and in living we lose the apprehension of life.
- We think we get a kind of vague apprehension of what London means from the top of a 'bus better than anywhere else.
- Strangers of limited information and dull apprehension were sometimes observed not to know what a Powler was.
- Every circumstance which evinced the savage nature of the beings at whose mercy I was, augmented the fearful apprehensions that consumed me.
Usage notes
* Apprehension'' springs from a sense of danger when somewhat remote, but approaching; ''alarm'' arises from danger when announced as near at hand. ''Apprehension'' is less agitated and more persistent; ''alarm is more agitated and transient.Synonyms
* (anticipation of unfavorable things) alarmAntonyms
* inapprehensionReferences
* * Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed., 1989.disquiet
English
Noun
(-)- The lady exhibited disquiet of mind. In other words, she'd gone a bit mad.
Adjective
(en adjective)- I pray you, husband, be not so disquiet .
Derived terms
* disquieting * disquietudeVerb
(en verb)- He felt disquieted at the lack of interest the child had shown.