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Unquiet vs Apprehensive - What's the difference?

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Unquiet is a related term of apprehensive.


As adjectives the difference between unquiet and apprehensive

is that unquiet is uneasy and restless; unable to settle while apprehensive is .

As a verb unquiet

is to disturb, disquiet.

unquiet

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Uneasy and restless; unable to settle.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To disturb, disquiet.
  • *1526 , (William Tyndale), trans. Bible , Acts XIV:
  • *:Butt the unbelevinge iewes, steryd uppe and unquyeted the myndes off the gentyles agaynste the brethren.

    • apprehensive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Anticipating something with anxiety or fear.
  • * 1719 ,
    • this convinced me that there was no going on shore for us in the night on that coast, and how to venture on shore in the day was another question too; for to have fallen into the hands of any of the savages had been as bad as to have fallen into the hands of the lions and tigers; at least we were equally apprehensive of the danger of it.
  • Perceptive; quick to learn; intelligent; capable of grasping with the mind or intellect.
  • * 1670 ,
    • More fond of Miracles, than apprehensive of Truth.

    Derived terms

    * apprehensively