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unrest

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un·rest  (n-rst, nrst)
n.
An uneasy or troubled condition: social unrest.

unrest
Noun
1. a rebellious state of discontent
2. an uneasy or troubled state
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.unrest - a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social unrest"
Sturm und Drang, upheaval, turbulence - a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"
2.unrestunrest - a feeling of restless agitation      
agitation - the feeling of being agitated; not calm

unrest
Translations
unrest [ʌnˈrɛst] ninquietud f; malestar m;
(POL) → disturbios mpl

unrest [ʌnˈrɛst] nagitation f, troubles mpl

unrest [ʌnˈrɛst] nUnruhen pl

unrest [ʌnˈrɛst] nagitazione f

unrest
n unrest [anˈrest]
a state of trouble or discontent, especially among a group of people political unrest. onrus قَلَق، إضْطِراب неспокойствие nepokoj uro die Unruhe αναταραχή, ανησυχία ανάμεσα σε σύνολο ανθρώπων agitación rahutus آشوب levottomuus agitation אִי שֶקֶט अशान्ति, अव्यवस्था nemir nyugtalanság órói, ólga agitazione 不安 neramumai nemieri pergolakan onrust uro niepokój, wzburzenie agitação agitaţie волнения; беспорядки nepokoj nemir nemir oro สถานการณ์ที่ไม่สงบ huzursuzluk, rahatsızlık 動亂 неспокій; заворушення عدم اطمينان sự băn khoăn


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There is no mistaking that sensation, so dismal, so tormenting and so subtle, so full of unhappiness and unrest.
In short, the house in Saville Row, which must have been a very temple of disorder and unrest under the illustrious but dissipated Sheridan, was cosiness, comfort, and method idealised.
In his hands sin suffered no dramatic punishment; it did not always show itself as unhappiness, in the personal sense, but it was always unrest, and without the hope of peace.
 
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