inquiet

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inquietare: compare French inquiéter. See quiet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪŋˈkwaɪət/
    • (file)

Verb

inquiet (third-person singular simple present inquiets, present participle inquieting, simple past and past participle inquieted)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To disquiet.
    • 1530-1531, King Henry VIII, Public Act 22:
      His saide subiectes [] shall [not] be sued, vexed, nor inquieted in theyr bodies goodes landes nor cattalles

References

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inquiētus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

inquiet (feminine inquieta, masculine plural inquiets, feminine plural inquietes)

  1. worried
    Synonym: neguitós

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inquiētus. By surface analysis, in- + quiet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.kjɛ/
  • (file)

Adjective

inquiet (feminine inquiète, masculine plural inquiets, feminine plural inquiètes)

  1. worried
  2. anxious

Derived terms

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