Disquieted vs Timorous - What's the difference?
disquieted | timorous | Related terms |
(disquiet)
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
fearful, afraid, timid
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Disquieted is a related term of timorous.
As a verb disquieted
is (disquiet).As an adjective timorous is
fearful, afraid, timid.disquieted
English
Verb
(head)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.
timorous
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Alternative forms
* timourous (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- Wee sleekit, cowrin', tim'rou s beastie,
- Oh, what a panic's in thy breastie!
- He turned a long you are wrong gaze on Stephen of timorous dark pride at the soft impeachment with a glance also of entreaty for he seemed to glean in a kind of a way that it wasn't all exactly.