Unrest — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a state of agitation or turbulent change or development

a feeling of restless agitation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnɹˈɛst/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnɹˈɛst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnɹˈɛst/

2 syllables Say it as /ʌnɹˈɛst/.

Examples

the political ferment produced new leadership
social unrest

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fermentation agitation tempestuousness ferment

Parts of Speech

noun	a state of agitation or turbulent change or development “the political ferment produced new leadership”
noun	a feeling of restless agitation

Word Forms

ferment	verb	be in an agitated or excited state
tempestuous	adjective	characterized by violent emotions or behavior

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unruhe

ein Zustand der Aufregung oder turbulenten Veränderung oder Entwicklung

🇫🇷French

troubles

un état d'agitation ou de changement ou de développement turbulent

🇪🇸Spanish

disturbios

un estado de agitación o cambio o desarrollo turbulento

🇮🇹Italian

disordini

uno stato di agitazione o di cambiamento o sviluppo turbolento

🇳🇱Dutch

onrust

een staat van opwinding of turbulente verandering of ontwikkeling

🇵🇹Portuguese

agitação

um estado de agitação ou mudança ou desenvolvimento turbulento

🇷🇺Russian

беспорядки

состояние возбуждения или бурных изменений или развития

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अशांति

आंदोलन या अशांत परिवर्तन या विकास की स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

অশান্তি

আন্দোলন বা অশান্ত পরিবর্তন বা উন্নয়নের অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

அமைதியின்மை

கிளர்ச்சி அல்லது கொந்தளிப்பான மாற்றம் அல்லது வளர்ச்சியின் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

అశాంతి

ఆందోళన లేదా అల్లకల్లోలమైన మార్పు లేదా అభివృద్ధి స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

अशांतता

आंदोलन किंवा अशांत बदल किंवा विकासाची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

અશાંતિ

આંદોલન અથવા તોફાની પરિવર્તન અથવા વિકાસની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಶಾಂತಿ

ಆಂದೋಲನ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಕ್ಷುಬ್ಧ ಬದಲಾವಣೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಯ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസ്വസ്ഥത

പ്രക്ഷോഭത്തിൻ്റെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രക്ഷുബ്ധമായ മാറ്റത്തിൻ്റെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വികസനത്തിൻ്റെ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਚੈਨੀ

ਅੰਦੋਲਨ ਜਾਂ ਗੜਬੜ ਵਾਲੀ ਤਬਦੀਲੀ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਕਾਸ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدامنی

اشتعال انگیزی یا ہنگامہ خیز تبدیلی یا ترقی کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

动荡

激动或动荡的变化或发展状态

🇯🇵Japanese

不安

動揺または激動の変化または発展の状態

🇰🇷Korean

불안

동요하거나 격동적인 변화나 발전의 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tình trạng bất ổn

một trạng thái kích động hoặc thay đổi hoặc phát triển hỗn loạn

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่สงบ

สถานะของความปั่นป่วนหรือการเปลี่ยนแปลงหรือการพัฒนาที่ปั่นป่วน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kerusuhan

keadaan agitasi atau perubahan atau perkembangan yang bergejolak

🇵🇭Filipino

kaguluhan

isang estado ng pagkabalisa o magulong pagbabago o pag-unlad

🇲🇾Malay

pergolakan

keadaan pergolakan atau perubahan atau pembangunan yang bergelora

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاضطرابات

حالة من الإثارة أو التغيير أو التطور المضطرب

🇮🇷Persian

ناآرامی

حالت آشفتگی یا تغییر یا توسعه آشفته

🇹🇷Turkish

huzursuzluk

ajitasyon veya çalkantılı değişim veya gelişme durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

אִי שָׁקֵט

מצב של תסיסה או שינוי או התפתחות סוערים

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