Dis*qui"et*ous (?), a. Causing uneasiness. [R.]

So distasteful and disquietous to a number of men.

Milton.

Dis*qui"et*tude (?), n. Want of peace or tranquility; uneasiness; disturbance; agitation; anxiety.

Fears and disquietude, and unavoidable anxieties of mind.

Abp. Sharp.

Dis`qui*si"tion (?), n. [L. disquisitio, fr. disquirere to inquire diligently, investigate; dis- + quaerere to seek. See Quest.] A formal or systematic inquiry into, or discussion of, any subject; a full examination or investigation of a matter, with the arguments and facts bearing upon it; elaborate essay; dissertation.

For accurate research or grave disquisition he was not well qualified.

Macaulay.

Dis`qui*si"tion*al (?), a. Pertaining to disquisition; of the nature of disquisition.

Dis`qui*si"tion*a*ry (?), a. Pertaining to disquisition; disquisitional.

Dis*quis"i*tive (?), a. Relating to disquisition; fond of discussion or investigation; examining; inquisitive.

Dis*quis`i*to"ri*al (?), a. Disquisitory.

Dis*quis"i*to*ry (?), a. Of or pertaining to disquisition; disquisitive. Ed. Rev.

Dis*range" (?), v. t. [Pref. dis- + range: cf. OF. desrengier, F. dérangier. See Derange, Disrank.] To disarrange. [Obs.] Wood.

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