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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

inquieto

Pronunciation / Transliteration: inˈkwjɛto

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Disquieted/dɪsˈkwaɪ.ɪ.tɪd/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Si sentiva inquieta per la notizia della tempesta imminente."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Feeling anxious or uneasy; disturbed.

    "She felt disquieted by the news of the impending storm."
  2. 2

    Causing anxiety or unease.

    "The disquieted atmosphere in the room made everyone uncomfortable."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'disquieted' originates from the Latin root 'disquietare', which means 'to disturb' or 'to unsettle'. It evolved through Middle English, where it was used to describe a state of unease or anxiety, reflecting a shift from a general sense of disturbance to a more personal emotional state.

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