Unrest
noun
A state of not being calm or quiet, usually because of worry or protest.
The government has deployed the army to prevent further social unrest in the city.
Often appears as...
- social unrest
- political unrest
noun
The lack of sleep or a restful state, often due to anxiety or illness.
In the painful unrest of his final hours, he called out her name over and over.
Often appears as...
- nights of unrest
- period of unrest
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Academic
noun
A state of not being calm or quiet, usually because of worry or protest.
The government has deployed the army to prevent further social unrest in the city.
Often appears as...
- social unrest
- political unrest
noun
The lack of sleep or a restful state, often due to anxiety or illness.
In the painful unrest of his final hours, he called out her name over and over.
Often appears as...
- nights of unrest
- period of unrest
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Social Context
Used to describe general dissatisfaction in a group, often leading to protests or strikes.
The labor reforms caused widespread unrest among the workers.
Pro Tip 2/3Political Aspect
Often linked with government actions, policies or political events that people oppose.
The scandal triggered political unrest and calls for reform.
Pro Tip 3/3Intensity Spectrum
Can range from mild unease to severe rioting; context indicates the severity.
The new law sparked mild unrest in some cities.
Pro Tip 1/3Social Context
Used to describe general dissatisfaction in a group, often leading to protests or strikes.
The labor reforms caused widespread unrest among the workers.
Pro Tip 2/3Political Aspect
Often linked with government actions, policies or political events that people oppose.
The scandal triggered political unrest and calls for reform.
Pro Tip 3/3Intensity Spectrum
Can range from mild unease to severe rioting; context indicates the severity.
The new law sparked mild unrest in some cities.
Pro Tip 1/3Social Context
Used to describe general dissatisfaction in a group, often leading to protests or strikes.
The labor reforms caused widespread unrest among the workers.
Pro Tip 2/3Political Aspect
Often linked with government actions, policies or political events that people oppose.
The scandal triggered political unrest and calls for reform.
Pro Tip 3/3Intensity Spectrum
Can range from mild unease to severe rioting; context indicates the severity.
The new law sparked mild unrest in some cities.
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thousands of times in software before we actually have to do it in real life; to be able to simulate both the economic trade-offs -- how many bed nets versus how much spraying? -- or the social trade-offs -- what happens if unrest breaks out?
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Sasha Sarago: The...
Colonization has stolen from us one of the greatest treasures we can each other. This year alone, we've witnessed pathological political and social unrest. That is why healing is the antidote humanity needs because it leads us to unity.
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the um campaign um i you know like i said i think that there has to be i mean we're in the middle of a um health crisis we're in the middle of a financial crisis and we're in the middle of a civic engagement uh civil unrest
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and signed an armistice ending the fighting. As its imperial government collapsed, civil unrest and worker strikes spread across the nation. Fearing a Communist revolution, major parties joined to suppress the uprisings,
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or climate catastrophe or social unrest that ends the world as we know it, and more importantly, makes their money obsolete. And I couldn't help but these are the wealthiest, most powerful men in the world,
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It takes very little imagination to picture a world of global unrest, riots and further malnutrition. People are hungry, and we are running dangerously low on natural resources. For so, so many reasons,
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And what if the very next day there's another deepfake that drops, that shows a well-known imam based in London praising the attack on those soldiers? We might see violence and civil unrest,
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Innovating to zero! PIPE...
The climate getting worse means that many years, their crops won't there will be too much rain, not enough rain; things will change in ways their fragile environment simply can't support. And that leads to starvation, it leads to uncertainty, it leads to unrest.
Video examples
Giving a voice to young...
prejudices dissolved into one raw collective humanity even during times of civil unrest a smile is still a smile and a joke is still a joke and the need to freely express our thoughts will never be silenced these are political caricatures drawn at a time where
Video examples
Nathan Myhrvold: Could...
thousands of times in software before we actually have to do it in real life; to be able to simulate both the economic trade-offs -- how many bed nets versus how much spraying? -- or the social trade-offs -- what happens if unrest breaks out?
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Sasha Sarago: The...
Colonization has stolen from us one of the greatest treasures we can each other. This year alone, we've witnessed pathological political and social unrest. That is why healing is the antidote humanity needs because it leads us to unity.
Video examples
A stealthy reimagining...
Given the vulnerability that public spaces pose from opposition, governments try to control them. The architectural brief we got discouraged large open spaces, presumably out of concern for public assemblies and social unrest.
Video examples
Black Women and the...
the um campaign um i you know like i said i think that there has to be i mean we're in the middle of a um health crisis we're in the middle of a financial crisis and we're in the middle of a civic engagement uh civil unrest
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How did Hitler rise to...
and signed an armistice ending the fighting. As its imperial government collapsed, civil unrest and worker strikes spread across the nation. Fearing a Communist revolution, major parties joined to suppress the uprisings,
Video examples
How to be "Team Human"...
or climate catastrophe or social unrest that ends the world as we know it, and more importantly, makes their money obsolete. And I couldn't help but these are the wealthiest, most powerful men in the world,
Video examples
The case for fish...
It takes very little imagination to picture a world of global unrest, riots and further malnutrition. People are hungry, and we are running dangerously low on natural resources. For so, so many reasons,
Video examples
How deepfakes undermine...
And what if the very next day there's another deepfake that drops, that shows a well-known imam based in London praising the attack on those soldiers? We might see violence and civil unrest,
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Charles M. Schwab
American Businessman
We hear much of Bolshevism, much of labor unrest; at times, we hear the word 'revolution.' But these are but contagious diseases in the body of civilization, and I believe that the antitoxins of good cheer, mutual confidence, fairness and justice will ultimately cure these ills and make the world healthy and strong again.
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A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Indian Statesman
Almost half of the population of the world lives in rural regions and mostly in a state of poverty. Such inequalities in human development have been one of the primary reasons for unrest and, in some parts of the world, even violence.
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Mehdi Hasan
British Journalist
It is man - whether believer or non-believer - who is responsible for global unrest. And it is human beings who have to learn to co-exist in the 21st century, outside of divisive social constructs, religious or otherwise.
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Lothar Matthaus
German Athlete
Important in a big tournament is how you start. With a great match at the start, you can distance yourself from the unrest from outside. And it increases the respect among opponents.
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David Bryan
American Musician
In times of joy and sorrow, love or hate, peace and unrest, music has always been an important outlet for expressing our emotions individually and as a nation.
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Carl Jung
Swiss Psychologist
Our heart glows, and secret unrest gnaws at the root of our being. Dealing with the unconscious has become a question of life for us.
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Vivek Agnihotri
Indian Director
I was one of those students that would protest and think the unrest will help create a revolution.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
Science can lift people out of poverty and cure disease. That, in turn, will reduce civil unrest.
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Larry Hogan
American Politician
The legacy of the Freddie Gray unrest? I think that remains to be determined.
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Karl A. Menninger
American Psychologist
Unrest of spirit is a mark of life.
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Charles M. Schwab
American Businessman
We hear much of Bolshevism, much of labor unrest; at times, we hear the word 'revolution.' But these are but contagious diseases in the body of civilization, and I believe that the antitoxins of good cheer, mutual confidence, fairness and justice will ultimately cure these ills and make the world healthy and strong again.
Quote examples
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Indian Statesman
Almost half of the population of the world lives in rural regions and mostly in a state of poverty. Such inequalities in human development have been one of the primary reasons for unrest and, in some parts of the world, even violence.
Quote examples
Mehdi Hasan
British Journalist
It is man - whether believer or non-believer - who is responsible for global unrest. And it is human beings who have to learn to co-exist in the 21st century, outside of divisive social constructs, religious or otherwise.
Quote examples
Lothar Matthaus
German Athlete
Important in a big tournament is how you start. With a great match at the start, you can distance yourself from the unrest from outside. And it increases the respect among opponents.
Quote examples
David Bryan
American Musician
In times of joy and sorrow, love or hate, peace and unrest, music has always been an important outlet for expressing our emotions individually and as a nation.
Quote examples
Carl Jung
Swiss Psychologist
Our heart glows, and secret unrest gnaws at the root of our being. Dealing with the unconscious has become a question of life for us.
Quote examples
Vivek Agnihotri
Indian Director
I was one of those students that would protest and think the unrest will help create a revolution.
Quote examples
Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
Science can lift people out of poverty and cure disease. That, in turn, will reduce civil unrest.
Quote examples
Larry Hogan
American Politician
The legacy of the Freddie Gray unrest? I think that remains to be determined.
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Karl A. Menninger
American Psychologist
Unrest of spirit is a mark of life.
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