unrest
unrest
nounDefinition of UNREST
a disturbed or uneasy state <unrest gripped the city as the people nervously awaited the expected bombardment> <his stomach unrest was just a sign of stage fright>
Synonyms disquiet, ferment, fermentation, restiveness, restlessness, Sturm und Drang, turmoil, uneasiness, unquietness
Related Words fidgets; agitation, commotion, confusion, excitement, hubbub, moil, stir, storm, trouble, tumult, tumultuousness, turbulence, upheaval, uproar, unsettlement; disruption, perturbation; agitation, anxiety, disquietude, inquietude, queasiness, tension, unease; anarchy, chaos, disorder, welter
Near Antonyms order, orderliness
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