Unrest — Un*rest , n. Want of rest or repose; unquietness; sleeplessness; uneasiness; disquietude. [1913 Webster] Is this, quoth she, the cause of your unrest! Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Can calm despair and wild unrest Be tenants of a single breast?… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Unrest — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) True Metal Gründung 1988 Website http://www.unrest metal.de … Deutsch Wikipedia
unrest — index confusion (turmoil), disorder (lack of order), disturbance, embroilment, strife, trepidation … Law dictionary
unrest — (n.) mid 14c., from UN (Cf. un ) (2) + REST (Cf. rest) (n.). Cf. W.Fris. onrest, M.L.G. unreste, Ger. unrast, M.Du. onruste … Etymology dictionary
unrest — [n] state of agitation; disturbance altercation, anarchy, annoyance, anxiety, bickering, bother, chagrin, change, confusion, contention, controversy, crisis, debate, disaffection, discontent, discord, disease, disquiet, dissatisfaction,… … New thesaurus
unrest — ► NOUN 1) a state of rebellious dissatisfaction in a group of people. 2) a state of uneasiness or disturbance … English terms dictionary
unrest — [un rest′] n. a troubled or disturbed state; restlessness; disquiet; uneasiness; specif., a condition of angry discontent and protest verging on revolt … English World dictionary
unrest — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, serious ▪ violent ▪ widespread ▪ There was widespread industrial unrest in the north. ▪ domestic … Collocations dictionary
Unrest — For other uses, see Unrest (disambiguation). Unrest (also called disaffection) is a sociological phenomenon, for instance: Industrial unrest Labor unrest Rebellion Riot Notable historical unrests 19th century Luddites 1978–79 Winter of Discontent … Wikipedia
unrest — n. 1) to foment, stir up unrest 2) civil; labor; political; social unrest * * * [ʌn rest] labor political social unrest stir up unrest . civil to foment … Combinatory dictionary
unrest — un|rest [ʌnˈrest] n [U] a political situation in which people protest or behave violently ▪ There is growing unrest throughout the country. political/social/industrial etc unrest ▪ The protests were the biggest show of social unrest since the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
