Definitions for unrest

unrest un·rest

Spelling: [uhn-rest]
IPA: /ʌnˈrɛst/

Unrest is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 123 anagrams from letters in unrest (enrstu).

Definitions for unrest

noun

  1. lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
  2. disturbance or turmoil; agitation:

Origin of unrest

Middle English word dating back to 1300-50; See origin at un-1, rest1

Examples for unrest

Hassim had learned also that the Settlement was in a state of unrest as if on the eve of war.

It was not the rights or wrongs, or the significance of it, that inspired his unrest.

We saw how such provocative actions only inflamed passions and escalated the unrest.

Italy in 1899 was passing through a period of humiliation and unrest.

Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione asked residents to remain calm, amid fears of unrest.

Russia denies Ukrainian and Western claims that it is fomenting pro-Russian unrest in eastern Ukraine.

Beginning in 2005, Marf Zamua began to document Late Bronze Age and Iron Age sites that were revealed during a period of unrest.

This was a realm of unrest and tempest, which the devils claimed as belonging to themselves.

The sound disturbed him, bringing premonitions of the city's unrest.

It is also overwhelmingly pro-regime, and since the start of Syrian unrest the region has become a hotbed of pro-Assad activity.

Word Value for unrest
Scrable

6

Words with friends

8

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