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# unrest

«unrest» in Mova's school dictionary: **a situation where many people are angry or unhappy and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (unrest — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Unrest is a situation where many people are angry or unhappy and may protest, strike or fight, especially in a country or city. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unrest/#m1)

2) Unrest can mean a feeling of worry or trouble that won't settle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unrest/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Used in news, history and social studies: «political unrest», «unrest in the streets». It tells the reader that a place is troubled and may be unsafe. Phrases: social unrest, political unrest, civil unrest, unrest among the workers.

### examples

- There was unrest in the city after the price of bread went up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unrest/#x1)
- The king worried about unrest among the farmers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unrest/#x2)
- Because of the unrest, the school trip was cancelled. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unrest/#x3)
- The workers' unrest led to a strike. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unrest/#x4)
- History books tell of times of great unrest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unrest/#x5)
- A feeling of unrest grew in the town. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unrest/#x6)

### note

Uncountable: «some unrest», «a lot of unrest», never «an unrest». «Un-» + «rest». It is not just «no rest» (being tired); it means trouble among people.

### In the corpora

- ["Civil unrest" means riots and protests.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/25-spin-war-and-violence/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «unrest» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unrest/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.