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inquietude

[in-kwahy-i-tood, -tyood] / ɪnˈkwaɪ ɪˌtud, -ˌtjud /


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“I’ve always had that inner inquietude, that kind of yearning for equality and for justice and for eliminating any kind of prejudices and racism and colorism, which is very prevalent in Mexico,” she explained.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 16, 2025

If you’re prone to inquietude, on the other hand, I have good news: A majority of the court appeared apprehensive about rolling back marriage equality.

From Slate Mar. 1, 2017

He stood awhile motionless, then I saw him move away, and walk quickly up and down the shore, as if the beauty of the night filled him with irrepressible inquietude.

From Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)

This inquietude is soothed by a clear knowledge of the cause from which it springs.

From Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History by Sabatier, Auguste

Since then there has been a secret inquietude at the heart of all egoisms, a sentence of condemnation on the brow of all abuses and all tyrannies.

From Outlines of a Philosophy of Religion based on Psychology and History by Sabatier, Auguste




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