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- Dictionaryunrest/ʌnˈrɛst/
noun
- 1. a state of dissatisfaction, disturbance, and agitation, typically involving public demonstrations or disorder: "years of industrial unrest"
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disagreements or fighting between groups of people: civil / social / labor unrest. The president is cutting short an international trip because of growing unrest in his country. (Definition of unrest from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of unrest.
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 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.
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.
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.
