unrest

unrest

noun

Definition 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

Antonyms calm, ease, peace, peacefulness, quiet, tranquillity (or tranquility)