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Disturbed vs Disquieted - What's the difference?

disturbed | disquieted | Related terms |

As verbs the difference between disturbed and disquieted

is that disturbed is past tense of disturb while disquieted is past tense of disquiet.

As an adjective disturbed

is showing symptoms of mental illness, severe psychosis, or neurosis.

disturbed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Showing symptoms of mental illness, severe psychosis, or neurosis.
  • Extremely surprised; shocked.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (disturb)

    • disquieted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (disquiet)

    • 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.