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disquiet

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dis·qui·et /dɪsˈkwaɪət/ noun [uncountable] formal  WORRIEDanxiety or unhappiness about something 忧虑,不满 SYN uneasinessdisquiet over/about/at public disquiet over deaths in police custody 公众对警方拘留期间发生的被拘留人死亡事件的不满disquiet among His appointment caused disquiet among members. 他的任命在成员中引起了不满。express/voice your disquiet The union has voiced its disquiet about the way the protest was handled. 工会对抗议的处理方式表示了不满。
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disquietAnd those who were immune to such uneasiness had another reason for disquiet.We shall find reason for disquiet about this argument.But there is no doubt that some of these ideas are causing great disquiet among Branch Management and Staff.Hypnotherapy can also help relieve profound feelings of disquiet or anxiety.He smiled widely and held out a hand, but the way he looked Maxim over gave him a little pang of disquiet.People felt a growing sense of disquiet over levels of crime in the neighborhood.The London Government, sensitive to the disquiet, hastily granted a general pardon, but Cornwall was out for blood.It is important to frame this disquiet in the correct context.express/voice your disquietEven Moscow's lower orders, it seemed, were beginning to voice their disquiet.
dis·qui·et nounChineseSyllable
anxiety or something Corpus unhappiness about


disquiet
disquiet /dɪsˈkwaɪət/ noun [uncountable] formal
 Word Family: noun: quiet, disquiet, quietness, quietism, quietude; verb: quieten, quiet; adverb: quietly; adjective: quiet
anxiety or unhappiness about something
   SYN  uneasiness
    disquiet over/about/at
    public disquiet over deaths in police custody
    disquiet among
    His appointment caused disquiet among members.
    express/voice your disquiet
    The union has voiced its disquiet about the way the protest was handled.


dis·quietBrE /dɪsˈkwaɪət/ 🔊NAmE /dɪsˈkwaɪət/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] ~ (about/over sth) (formal) feelings of worry and unhappiness about sth 不安;忧虑;烦恼 SYN unease There is considerable public disquiet about the safety of the new trains. 公众对新型列车的安全深感忧虑。🔊🔊