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noun
- 1. a state of dissatisfaction, disturbance, and agitation, typically involving public demonstrations or disorder: "years of industrial unrest"
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UNREST definition: 1. disagreements or fighting between different groups of people: 2. disagreements or fighting…. Learn more.
unrest. (ʌnrest ) uncountable noun. If there is unrest in a particular place or society, people are expressing anger and dissatisfaction about something, often by demonstrating or rioting. [journalism] The real danger is civil unrest in the east of the country.
The meaning of UNREST is a disturbed or uneasy state : turmoil. How to use unrest in a sentence.
Unrest definition: lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet. See examples of UNREST used in a sentence.
Unrest is an uneasy, agitated, or disturbed condition. Strikes and public protests are often part of social and political unrest. There's a personal, small-scale kind of unrest, like the unrest caused at a birthday party by one extremely unhappy child, or the unrest that results from a class clown's practical jokes.
UNREST meaning: 1. disagreements or fighting between different groups of people: 2. disagreements or fighting…. Learn more.
Definition of unrest noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Unrest definition, lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet: the unrest within himself. See more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English un‧rest /ʌnˈrest/ noun [ uncountable] a political situation in which people protest or behave violently There is growing unrest throughout the country. political/social/industrial etc unrest The protests were the biggest show of social unrest since the government came to power.
Meaning & use. 1. 2. 1.a. a1382–. Disharmony; disturbance, turmoil, trouble; discord, strife; (in later use esp.) disturbance or turmoil resulting from dissatisfaction or anger within a society or community, typically taking the form of public demonstrations or disorder. In quot. a 1382: noise, uproar. a1382.
