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Concern that Greece could fall into Russia's orbit has caused disquiet in the Obama administration, exacerbating fears that Athens could be headed for the euro exit door with possibly disastrous consequences for security on Nato's south-eastern flank.
The actor's personal history as a convicted murderer and Baltimore drug dealer (a career that continued well into her time working on the Wire, apparently) lends credence and disquiet to a character described by Stephen King as "the most terrifying female villain ever to appear in a television series".
Abbott's repeated endorsement of Keating's words (to the profound disquiet of some of his most ardent supporters on the ideological right) seemed to make it plain that he, too, understood that critical intersection.
The result indicates growing disquiet with the way the two main parties at Stormont, Sinn Fein and the DUP, are dominating the devolved government.
The appeal court judges said they shared the "great deal of justifiable public disquiet " about the case.
When Gillard, then deputy prime minister, moved against him in 2010, she did so against a backdrop of internal disquiet and profound electoral disappointment.
For though the imagery in Harvey's songs is marked by rural references – as one might expect of an album recorded in a church in her native Dorset – the land here is often a source of disquiet , not comfort – the "fruit" that the Glorious Land bears is not "wheat and corn" but "deformed children".
Hitchens found Tunisia to be a "mild" place and, although he expressed disquiet at the 20 years that Ben Ali had been in power, the ubiquity of his image and the general reluctance of people to discuss politics, he was comforted by the availability of contraception, young people holding hands, and other clearly visible signs of "western values" and indifference to the puritan values of Islamism.
He left in 2011 to join the Daily Mail, writing a column which ended in July 2012 amid growing disquiet among readers as the full truth about Hillsborough emerged.
The use of private firms to run public services has been one of the centrepieces of Blair's second-term agenda and has caused much disquiet among senior figures.
Others spoke of the fear that Muslims had about speaking out strongly against laws they saw as unfair and about community disquiet over heavy-handed police raids.
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The primary grammatical function of "disquiet" is as a noun , referring to a state of anxiety, uneasiness, or disturbance. It can also function as a verb , meaning to make someone worried or anxious. Ludwig AI confirms its correct usage in various contexts.
Expression frequency: Very common
