different between foreboding vs disquietude

English

Alternative forms

• forboding (much less commonly used)

Etymology

From Middle English forbodyng, vorboding, equivalent to fore- +? boding. Compare German Vorbote (“harbinger, omen”).

Noun

foreboding (plural forebodings)

1. A sense of evil to come.

   Synonym: augury
2. An evil omen.

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Adjective

foreboding (comparative more foreboding, superlative most foreboding)

1. Of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.

Verb

foreboding

1. present participle of forebode

English

Etymology

From dis- +? quietude.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??skwa??.tju?d/, /d??skwa?.?.tju?d/
• (US) IPA^(key): /d??skwa??.tud/, /d??skwa?.?.tjud/

Noun

disquietude (usually uncountable, plural disquietudes)

1. (uncountable) A state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety.
   • 1795, "The Life of John Bunyan," in the Collins Clear-Type Press ed. of The Pilgrim's Progress, p. xiv:

     He was at length called forth, and set apart by fasting and prayer to the ministerial office, which he executed with faithfulness and success during a long course of years; though frequently with the greatest trepidation and inward disquietude.

2. (countable) A fear or an instance of uneasiness.

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