unrest.

1. Dissatisfaction expressed through disturbance, protest, or conflict within a group or society.

2. A feeling of restlessness or unease that prevents calm.

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Words that belong together

• civil unrest
• growing unrest

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Unrest spread when the promised deliveries failed to arrive.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.