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unrest

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un⋅rest

  [uhn-rest]
–noun
1. lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet: the unrest within himself.
2. disturbance or turmoil; agitation: political unrest.
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Origin:
1300–50; ME; see un- 1 , rest 1

Related forms:
un⋅rest⋅ing, adjective

Synonyms:
2. ferment, discord, turbulence.
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un·rest   (ŭn-rěst', ŭn'rěst')   
n.  An uneasy or troubled condition: social unrest.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

unrest 
c.1340, from un- (2) + rest. Cf. W.Fris. onrest, M.L.G. unreste, Ger. unrast, M.Du. onruste.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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