unrest

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
    a feeling of restless agitation

Word Origin

unrest (n.)
mid-14c., from un- (1) "not" + rest (n.). Similar formation in West Frisian onrest, Middle Low German unreste, German unrast, Middle Dutch onruste.

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rest

Example

1. Extreme political movements will try to exploit the unrest .
2. Unrest from the arab spring continues to simmer .
3. Police made 47 arrests related to the latest unrest .
4. There is this anxiety or feeling of unrest .
5. The speech , mr assad 's third since the unrest began , gave little new .

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