inquietud

Definitions of inquietud
  1. noun
    inability to rest or relax or be still
    synonyms: alteración, desasosiego, intranquilidad
  2. noun
    the trait of seeming ill at ease
    synonyms: desasosiego, intranquilidad, malestar
  3. noun
    something that interests you because it is important or affects you
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    asunto, cosa
    a vaguely specified concern
    asuntos personales
    matters of personal concern
    parte
    that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation
    type of:
    interés
    a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
  4. noun
    something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
    synonyms: cuidado, preocupación, quebradero, quebradero de cabeza, vejación
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    ajobo, carga, cargo, gravamen, peso, responsabilidad
    an onerous or difficult concern
    imposición
    an uncalled-for burden
    type of:
    estímulo negativo
    a stimulus with undesirable consequences
  5. noun
    a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
    synonyms: desazón, preocupación
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    ansiedad, cuita, pena, preocupación, sinsabor, temor
    a strong feeling of anxiety
    cuidado, desvelo, preocupación, solicitud
    an anxious feeling
    inseguridad
    the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure
    incomodidad
    feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
    duda, escrúpulo
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
    nerviosismo, zozobra
    the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
    angustia
    an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom
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    emoción
    any strong feeling
  6. noun
    an anxious feeling
    synonyms: cuidado, desvelo, preocupación, solicitud
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    desazón, preocupación
    a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
  7. noun
    a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
    synonyms: agitación, fermento
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    solevantamiento, turbulencia
    a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
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