Unrest Definition

ŭn-rĕst, ŭnrĕst
noun
A troubled or disturbed state; restlessness; disquiet; uneasiness; specif., a condition of angry discontent and protest verging on revolt.
Webster's New World
A condition of social disturbance, often involving demonstrations or rioting.
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Other Word Forms of Unrest

Noun

Singular:
unrest
Plural:
unrests

Origin of Unrest

  • From un- + rest.

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Unrest Sentence Examples

  • It was a time also of great social unrest.

  • In the circumstances it is not surprising that the spirit of unrest grew apace.

  • This was due to a growing scepticism, which caused him much mental unrest and which gradually gave way to mysticism.

  • An attempt at the assassination of Cromwell by Miles Sindercombe added to the general feeling of anxiety and unrest.

  • Early in 1905 there was a fresh agitation among the railway servants, who were dissatisfied with the clauses concerning the personnel in the bill for the purchase of the lines Unrest of.

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Words Starting With

UUNUNR

Words Ending With

TSTEST

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Words Starting With U and Ending With T

Starts With U & Ends With TStarts With UN & Ends With TStarts With U & Ends With ST

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With U6 Letter Words Ending With T