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inquietar

to worry

verb een-kyeh-TAHR Rare

Also means

to disturb

Usage Note

Inquietar means to make someone uneasy or anxious, and is often used reflexively: me inquieta ('it worries me'). It is a step stronger than preocupar in literary usage, suggesting a more unsettling kind of unease. The adjective inquieto ('restless/uneasy') and noun inquietud ('restlessness') share the same root.

Examples

"La noticia me inquietó mucho."

Natural Translation

The news worried me a lot.

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