unrest
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unrest
- /ʌnˈɹɛst/
Rhymes with -ɛst
Where it comes from
From Middle English unreste, equivalent to un- + rest. Cognate with West Frisian ûnrêst (“unrest”), Dutch onrust (“unrest”), German Low German Unrüst (“unrest”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Uunraue (“unrest”), German Unruhe (“unrest”), Danish uro (“unrest”), Swedish oro (“unrest”), Icelandic órói (“unrest”). Compare also Old English orrest (“battle”), Old Norse orrosta, orresta (“battle”).
noun unrests
- A state of trouble, confusion and turbulence, especially in a political context; a time of riots, demonstrations and protests. What words are these have fall’n from me? Can calm despair and wild unrest Be tenants of a single breast, Or sorrow such a changeling be?
- Something that troubles or confuses; that which causes unrest. In her pyjamas, Sadie turned back the bedclothes to a single sheet, and settled down under it with a sigh of content; the languors of a body untroubled by mental unrests were a reward for the day's exertions.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: agitation, ferment, fermentation, commotion, tumult, uproar, riot, turmoil, stir, noise, rioting, violence, mayhem, disturbance, fuss, shock
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noun state of trouble
| Español | inquietud, descontento, descontentamiento |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 動乱 dōran, 動揺 dōyō |
| 中文 | 動亂 /动乱 dòngluàn, 動蕩 /动荡 or 動盪 /动荡 dòngdàng |
| Português | inquietação |
| Français | agitation |
| Deutsch | Unruhen |
| Română | tulburare, dezordine |
| Русский | беспоря́дки besporjádki, волне́ния volnénija |
Talk about this word "unrest." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unrest. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. unrest. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unrest "unrest." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unrest.Cite this
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title = {unrest},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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