unrest

[US]/ʌn'rest/
[UK]/ʌn'rɛst/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. turmoil, chaos, lack of peace.

Phrases & Collocations

political unrest

social unrest

economic unrest

civil unrest

Example Sentences

a catalyst for the unrest was the passage of a privatization law.

People are predicting civil unrest in the area.

the frenzy and unrest of her own life.

linked poverty and unemployment to the social unrest besetting the city.

Industrial unrest and cheaper imports played their part in the company’s reversal of fortunes.

In the wake of Tiller's death, Terry convened an emergency war council of anti-abortionist leaders, and called for a wave of social unrest on a scale not seen since the civil rights days.

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