UNREST Synonyms

• a state of agitation or turbulent change or development

• a substance capable of bringing about fermentation

• a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol

• be in an agitated or excited state

• work up into agitation or excitement

• cause to undergo fermentation

• go sour or spoil

• (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic

• a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune

• a disorderly outburst or tumult

• the act of making a noisy disturbance

• confused movement

• the feeling of being alienated from other people

• disloyalty to the government or to established authority

• a longing for something better than the present situation

• a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning

• a condition in which things are not in their expected places

• a disturbance of the peace or of public order

• disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed

• bring disorder to

• a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments

• the trait of seeming ill at ease

• disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed

• the feeling of being displeased and discontent

• disagreement; especially disagreement with the government

• activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption

• an unhappy and worried mental state

• a disorderly outburst or tumult

• a noisy fight

• the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion

• (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness

• electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication

• the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active

• a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay

• a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion

• inability to rest or relax or be still

• organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

• make revolution

• fill with distaste

• cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of

• (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense

• the physical condition of being stretched or strained

• a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature)

• (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body

• feelings of hostility that are not manifest

• the action of stretching something tight

• unstable flow of a liquid or gas

• instability in the atmosphere

• a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)

• a violent disturbance

• violent agitation

• disturbance usually in protest

• physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)

• the trait of seeming ill at ease

• a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)

• a violent disturbance

• (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)

• disturbance usually in protest

• a state of agitation or turbulent change or development

• a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol

• a state of wild storminess

• a state of agitation or turbulent change or development