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It has come to my attention that Missouri state and local law enforcement agencies may be in need of additional resources due to the unanticipated costs of responding to the unrest in Ferguson.
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Meaning of "unrest" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNREST

unrest  [ʌnˈrɛst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNREST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unrest is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UNREST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Unrest

Unrest is a sociological phenomenon, for instance: ▪ Industrial unrest ▪ Labor unrest ▪ Rebellion ▪ Riot ▪ Civil unrest...

Definition of unrest in the English dictionary

The definition of unrest in the dictionary is a troubled or rebellious state of discontent. Other definition of unrest is an uneasy or troubled state.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNREST


armrest
ˈɑːmˌrɛst
arrest
əˈrɛst
breast
brɛst
Brest
brɛst
Bucharest
ˌbuːkəˈrɛst
compressed
kəmˈprɛst
crest
krɛst
depressed
dɪˈprɛst
distressed
dɪˈstrɛst
dressed
drɛst
impressed
ɪmˈprɛst
outwrest
ˌaʊtˈrɛst
overwrest
ˌəʊvəˈrɛst
postarrest
ˌpəʊstəˈrɛst
prest
prɛst
rearrest
ˌriːəˈrɛst
rest
rɛst
stressed
strɛst
undressed
ʌnˈdrɛst
uprest
ʌpˈrɛst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNREST

unrespectable
unrespected
unrespective
unrespited
unresponsive
unresponsively
unresponsiveness
unrested
unrestful
unrestfulness
unresting
unrestingly
unrestingness
unrestored
unrestrainable
unrestrained
unrestrainedly
unrestraint
unrestricted
unrestrictedly

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNREST

at rest
backrest
Black Forest
cardiac arrest
come to rest
dearest
declare an interest
Everest
forest
Forrest
headrest
hillcrest
house arrest
human interest
industrial unrest
interest
labour unrest
lay to rest
rainforest
the rest

Synonyms and antonyms of unrest in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNREST»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «unrest» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of unrest

Translation of «unrest» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNREST

Find out the translation of unrest to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unrest from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unrest» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

骚乱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

malestar
570 millions of speakers

English

unrest
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अशांति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاضطرابات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

беспорядки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inquietação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অশান্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

troubles
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pergaduhan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unruhen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不安
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정치적 불만
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kerusuhan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lo âu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அமைதியின்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अस्वस्थता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

huzursuzluk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

agitazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niepokoje
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

заворушення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neliniște
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταραχές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onrus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oro
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uro
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unrest

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNREST»

The term «unrest» is very widely used and occupies the 21.087 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNREST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «unrest» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «unrest» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unrest

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10 QUOTES WITH «UNREST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unrest.
1
Felix Adler
An anxious unrest, a fierce craving desire for gain has taken possession of the commercial world, and in instances no longer rare the most precious and permanent goods of human life have been madly sacrificed in the interests of momentary enrichment.
2
Bille August
It was a major dream come true at last. In many respects, Jerusalem is a very modern and important story about people in a period of transition, with all the unrest that permeates society on the eve of a new century. The big life issues are at stake.
3
Roy Blunt
It has come to my attention that Missouri state and local law enforcement agencies may be in need of additional resources due to the unanticipated costs of responding to the unrest in Ferguson.
4
Howard Coble
When the government is handed over to the Iraqi Council on 30 June, many have declared, oh, the Americans must never leave because civil unrest may erupt. Well, I agree, we cannot abruptly depart, but Iraq needs to step up to the plate on 30 June.
5
Henry Van Dyke
Half of the secular unrest and dismal, profane sadness of modern society comes from the vain ideas that every man is bound to be a critic for life.
6
Saint Ignatius
Experience proves that in this life peace and satisfaction are had, not by the listless but by those who are fervent in God's service. And rightly so. For in their effort to overcome themselves and to rid themselves of self-love, they rid themselves of the roots of all passion and unrest.
7
Elton John
We live in an age, in an era where there is so much negativity, there is so much violence in the world, there is so much unrest and people are at war, that I wanted to promote the word love and red signifies love.
8
Li Keqiang
There are many countries in the world that when they reached the middle-income stage, they witnessed serious structural problems such as growth stagnation, a widening wealth gap and increasing social unrest.
9
Stephen Kinzer
By the late 1970s, repression and economic chaos were causing increasing unrest throughout Latin America. Army strongmen were forced to cede power in Peru, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras and the Dominican Republic.
10
Clare Boothe Luce
Advertising has done more to cause the social unrest of the 20th century than any other single factor.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNREST»

Discover the use of unrest in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unrest and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Unrest
A second volume by an award-winning poet features restless meditations on subjects ranging from American life and political borders to parenthood and lawlessness, in a collection that is told in the voices of such characters as stowaway ...
Joanna Rawson, 2009
2
Social Unrest and Popular Protest in England, 1780-1840
An examination of protest from the Gordon Riots of 1780 up to Chartism in the 1830s, first published in 2000.
John E. Archer, 2000
3
Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Social Movement in History ...
Blessed Unrest explores the diversity of the movement, its brilliant ideas, innovative strategies, and centuries of hidden history.
Paul Hawken, 2007
4
Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came ...
The environmentalist author of Natural Capitalism traces the contributions of a diverse, worldwide grassroots humanitarian movement through which conscientious individuals and organizations are dedicating their efforts to restoring the ...
Paul Hawken, 2007
5
Wild Unrest: Charlotte Perkins Gilman and the Making of "The ...
Horowitz draws on a treasure trove of primary sources to illuminate the making of "The Yellow Wall-Paper": Gilman's journals and letters, which closely track her daily life and the reading that most influenced her; the voluminous diaries of ...
Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz, 2010
6
Civil Unrest in The 1960s: Riots and Their Aftermath
History is shaped by events and people.
Wil Mara, 2009
7
Middle East and North Africa Unrest: Implications for Oil ...
Charts and tables. This is a print on demand report.
Michael Ratner, Neelesh Nerurkar (au), 2011
8
Irish Peasants: Violence and Political Unrest, 1780–1914
There is a remarkable consistency of style and standard in the essays. . . . This is truly history from the grassroots."—Timothy P. O'Neill, Studia Hibernica
Samuel Clark, James S. Donnelly, Jr, 2003
9
Economics of Fatigue and Unrest and the Efficiency of Labour ...
Structured in three parts, Economics of Fatigue and Unrest is as relevant today for the study of industrial relations and human resource management as when it was first published.
P. Sargant Florence, 2003
10
Urban Unrest in the Middle East: A Comparative Study of ...
A systematic study of the politics of Middle Eastern cities in a historical and comparative context.
Guilain Denoeux, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNREST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unrest is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Police respond to shooting near epicenter of Baltimore unrest in April
Baltimore – Police in Baltimore say a male has been shot in the chest near the epicenter of unrest in west Baltimore in April. Police tweeted that a male was shot ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
2
Uganda's president starts mediation role in Burundi unrest
Unrest boiled over into a military coup in May that was quickly put down by pro-Nkurunziza forces, but at least 77 people have died in sporadic protests in ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
3
Justice Department finds Ferguson police responsible for unrest in …
The report summary, which covers the two-week period of unrest that followed a white officer fatally shooting the unarmed black 18-year-old in August, also ... «Business Insider, Jun 15»
4
In aftermath of Baltimore unrest, a vow: no community left behind
The protests in Baltimore gave fresh urgency to an old question: Can the underlying challenges of poverty ever be fixed? In one neighborhood, many say that ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jun 15»
5
Seventy killed, hundreds injured in Burundi unrest: rights group
Both have been delayed several weeks in the wake of the unrest. The Red Cross of Burundi says it knows of 24 people who died during the unrest. It only counts ... «Reuters, Jun 15»
6
Burundi Postpones Elections Amid Violence
NAIROBI, Kenya — After weeks of unrest that left dozens of protesters dead and drove tens of thousands of people to flee the country, the government of Burundi ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
7
Burundi: President pushes back election into June amid continued …
Decision comes days after coup attempt foiled. The unrest began last month when Nkurunziza signaled his intention to extend his 10-year stay leading Burundi. «CNN, May 15»
8
Poverty Edging Into 2016 Presidential Race Amid City Unrest
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a presidential campaign where candidates are jockeying to be champions of the middle class and asking wealthy people for money, ... «CBS Local, May 15»
9
Journalist arrested covering Ferguson unrest faces hearing
One of about two dozen journalists arrested while covering the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, after the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown faces a court ... «Globalnews.ca, Mar 15»
10
Ukraine scrambles to avoid new unrest flashpoint in the east
The prompt reaction by senior Ukrainian officials underlines anxiety over any renewal of the unrest that last year spiraled into a war which has left more than ... «Yahoo News, Mar 15»

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