different between unease vs disquietude

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle English unese, equivalent to un- +? ease. Compare disease.

Noun

unease (uncountable)

1. Trouble; misery; a feeling of disquiet or concern.

Synonyms

• disease, dis-ease
• uneasiness

Related terms

• uneasy

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English unesen, equivalent to un- +? ease.

Verb

unease (third-person singular simple present uneases, present participle uneasing, simple past and past participle uneased)

1. (transitive) To make uneasy or uncomfortable

Derived terms

• uneased

Anagrams

• usneae

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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