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unrest
noun un·rest \ˌən-ˈrest\
: a situation in which many of the people in a country are angry and hold protests or act violently
Full Definition of UNREST
: a disturbed or uneasy state : turmoil
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First Known Use of UNREST
14th century
Related to UNREST
- Synonyms
- disquiet, ferment, fermentation, restiveness, restlessness, Sturm und Drang, turmoil, uneasiness, unquietness
- Antonyms
- calm, ease, peace, peacefulness, quiet, tranquillity (or tranquility)
Rhymes with UNREST
abreast, abscessed, appressed, armrest, arrest, at best, at rest, attest, backrest, beau geste, bed rest, behest, bequest, blood test, congest, conquest, contest, crow's nest, depressed, detest, devest, digest, distressed, divest, egest, eighth rest, field-test, flight-test, footrest, gabfest, half rest, hard-pressed, headrest, high-test, hillcrest, hope chest, houseguest, imprest, incest, infest, ingest, inquest, interest, invest, Key West, lovefest, love nest, Mae West, mare's nest, Midwest, molest, northwest, patch test, posttest, pretest, professed, protest, redbreast, repressed, request, revest, road test, scratch test, screen test, sea chest, skin test, slop chest, slugfest, southwest, spot test, steam chest, stress test, suggest, Trieste, t-test, unblessed, undressed, unstressed, war chest, whole rest, Wild West
UNREST Defined for Kids
unrest
noun un·rest \ˌən-ˈrest\
Definition of UNREST for Kids
: a disturbed or uneasy state <political unrest>
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