disquietude

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

DISQUIETUDE, noun Want of peace or tranquility; uneasiness; disturbance; agitation; anxiety. It is, I believe, most frequently used of the mind. Religion is our best security from the disquietudes that embitter life.
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