unrest

🇬🇧 UK/ʌn'rest/🇺🇸 US/.ʌn'rest/
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Definitions

n.

A state of social or political trouble, disorder, and protest; widespread dissatisfaction or agitation

动荡;不安;骚乱

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
unnot, reversal
+
restother
=unrest

Common Collocations

  • 1.civil unrest内乱
  • 2.social unrest社会动荡
  • 3.political unrest政治不稳定

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Political unrest swept through the region following the controversial election results.

  • 2.

    Social unrest often emerges when communities feel economically excluded and marginalized.

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