unrest
A state of trouble, confusion and turbulence, especially in a political contextA state of trouble, confusion and turbulence, especially in a political context; a time of riots, demonstrations and protests.
» The unrest lasted three days.
Беспорядки продолжались три дня.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)A state of trouble, confusion and turbulence, especially in a political context; a time of riots, demonstrations and protests.
Unruhen
беспоря́дкиbesporjádki, волне́нияvolnénija
неспо́кійnespókij, завору́шенняzavorúšennja
(uncountable, usually)Something that troubles or confuses; that which causes unrest.
- a feeling of restless agitation
- a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
Examples
39 sentencesThe unrest lasted three days.
ruБеспорядки продолжались три дня.
Political unrest was in the air.
Signs of social unrest are mounting.
deAnzeichen für gesellschaftliche Unruhen mehren sich.
Morocco could soon face civil unrest.
Algeria is no stranger to social unrest.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English unreste, equivalent to un- + rest. Cognate with West Frisian ûnrêst (“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”).
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Forms
plural: unrests| Singular | unrest |
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uncountable
Synonyms
4 synonyms- a state of agitation or turbulent change or development:agitationfermentfermentationtempestuousness
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable