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Mortification vs Disquiet - What's the difference?

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Mortification is a related term of disquiet.


As nouns the difference between mortification and disquiet

is that mortification is the act of mortifying 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.

mortification

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of mortifying.
  • A sensation of extreme shame or embarrassment.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8 , passage=The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again; for, even after she had conquered her love for the Celebrity, the mortification of having been jilted by him remained.}}
  • (medicine) The death of part of the body.
  • *1913 ,
    • And then there's the fever and the mortification —if it took bad ways he'd quickly be gone.

    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.