in·quietude \(ˈ)in, ən+\noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin inquietudo, from Latin inquietus (from in- in- (I) + quietus quiet) + -tudo -tude — more at quiet 1.: disturbed state : uneasiness, restlessness, disquietude < the dreadful inquietude that comes before a surgical operation — Arnold Bennett > 2.: a disquieting or anxious thought < occupied by a thousand inquietudes — Sir Walter Scott >