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unrest

[uhn-rest]

noun

  1. lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet.

    the unrest within himself.

  2. disturbance or turmoil; agitation.

    political unrest.

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unrest

/ ʌˈɛ /

noun

  1. a troubled or rebellious state of discontent

  2. an uneasy or troubled state

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • unresting adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unrest1

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; un- 1, rest 1
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State Department under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and that she wanted to sing it amid the recent unrest in Los Angeles stemming from raids by ICE agents.

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The worst of the disorder was again in Ballymena, but unrest also spread to other towns.

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At the demo at City Hall, Belfast's deputy lord mayor said he wanted to show solidarity to people who had been targeted in the unrest.

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Under this scenario, he might hope that the unprecedented strikes start a chain reaction leading to unrest that topples the Islamic Republic.

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The worst of the disorder was in Ballymena, but unrest also spread to other towns.

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