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unrest
[uhn-rest]
noun
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet.
the unrest within himself.
disturbance or turmoil; agitation.
political unrest.
Synonyms: , ,
unrest
/ ʌˈɛ /
noun
a troubled or rebellious state of discontent
an uneasy or troubled state
Other 51Թ Forms
- unresting adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
Journalists have been shot with less-lethal police rounds, tear-gassed, shoved and detained while chronicling the ongoing civil unrest and military intervention in Los Angeles.
There were concerns in government about the prospect of unrest at the site, and relief there wasn't any.
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.
The worst of the disorder was again in Ballymena, but unrest also spread to other towns.
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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