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English noun: unrest

1. unrest (state) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development


SamplesThe political ferment produced new leadership.
Social unrest.


Synonymsagitation, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness


Broader (hypernym)Sturm und Drang, turbulence, upheaval

2. unrest (feeling) a feeling of restless agitation


Broader (hypernym)agitation









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