unquiet

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Thân thiện

The patient's unquiet mind kept him awake through the night.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Characterized by or causing anxiety, worry, or mental unrest: Describes a state of being not calm or peaceful, often involving nervousness or agitation.
   • Characterized by physical or social disturbance, disorder, or unrest: Describes a situation, period, or environment that is turbulent, unsettled, or lacking peace and quiet.

Usage

The word "unquiet" is a formal or literary adjective. It is the direct opposite of "quiet," but it emphasizes a deeper sense of internal disquiet or external turbulence rather than just the absence of sound. It can describe a person's mind, emotions, a period of time, or a general atmosphere.

Examples

• Describing a state of mind or feeling:
  • She had an unquiet mind, constantly turning over the problems of the day.
  • His conscience was unquiet after the argument.
• Describing a period or situation:
  • The country lived through unquiet times following the revolution.
  • The unquiet atmosphere in the office made it difficult to concentrate.

Advanced Usage

• "unquiet sleep": A restless, troubled sleep.
  • The bad news led to an unquiet sleep filled with nightmares.
• "unquiet spirit": Often used in a literary or metaphorical sense to describe a ghost or a person's soul that cannot find peace.
  • Legend says the unquiet spirit of the old captain still walks the cliffs.

Variants and Related Words

• Disquiet (noun/verb): A feeling of anxiety or worry; to make anxious.
  • The news caused great disquiet among the population.
• Unquietly (adverb): In an unquiet manner.
  • He paced unquietly around the room.
• Unquietness (noun): The state or quality of being unquiet.
  • The unquietness of the city at night was palpable.

Synonyms

• Restless: Unable to rest or relax as a result of anxiety or boredom.
• Agitated: Feeling or appearing troubled or nervous.
• Turbulent: Characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion; not stable or calm.
• Anxious: Experiencing worry, unease, or nervousness.

Antonyms

• Quiet: Making little or no noise; free from disturbance or turmoil.
• Calm: Not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions.
• Peaceful: Free from disturbance; tranquil.
• Serene: Calm, peaceful, and untroubled.

Idioms and Phrases

• To lay an unquiet ghost to rest: To resolve a troubling issue from the past. (This is a metaphorical extension using the "unquiet spirit" concept).
  • By finally apologizing, he hoped to lay the unquiet ghost of their old rivalry to rest.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
   • spent an anxious night waiting for the test results
   • cast anxious glances behind her
   • those nervous moments before takeoff
   • an unquiet mind
2. characterized by unrest or disorder
   • unquiet days of riots
   • following the assassination of Martin Luter King ours was an unquiet nation
   • spent an unquiet night tossing and turning

Từ đồng nghĩa

• anxious
• nervous
• queasy
• uneasy