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un·rest (un rest′)

noun

a troubled or disturbed state; restlessness; disquiet; uneasiness; specif., a condition of angry discontent and protest verging on revolt

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unrest Synonyms

unrest

n.

  1. Lack of mental calm

    malaise, distress, discomfort, perturbation, agitation, worry, sorrow, anxiety, grief, trouble, annoyance, tension, ennui, disquiet, soul-searching, irritation, harassment, upset, vexation, chagrin, mortification, perplexity, unease, disease, moodiness, disturbance, bother, dither*, tizzy*. *

  2. Social or political restlessness

    disquiet, agitation, turmoil, strife, disturbance, turbulence, tumult, uproar, debate, discontent, discontentment, rebellion, uprising, contention, bickering, change, altercation, crisis, confusion, disputation, contest, controversy, quarrel, sparring, uncertainty, insurrection, suspicion, dissatisfaction.


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unrest Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • quell: The invasion was a blatant attempt to use the flag waving patriotism of war to quell unrest in the working classes.

Preposition: in

  • country: It charts 111 separate incidents of civil unrest in 25 countries involving millions of people.

Adjective modifier

  • civil: Removed from the boosting quality levels civil unrest resulted cents per gallon.

Modifies a noun

  • area: During 1990 the declaration of unrest areas replaced the state of emergency as the formal emergency regime.

Noun used with modifier

  • peasant: In the following year new waves of peasant unrest broke out together with new strike waves.
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unrest quotes

It is a question of building which is at the root of the social unrest of today: architecture or revolution.

-Le Corbusier pseudonym of  Charles EŁ  douard Jeanneret

   He has out-soared the shadow of our night; Envyand calumnyand hate and pain, And that unrest which men miscall delight, Can touch him not and torture not again; From the contagion of the world's slow stain He is secure, and now can never mourn A heart grown cold, a head grown grey in vain.

-Shelley, Percy Bysshe

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