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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
unrest
noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
civil disobedience/unrest (=when people protest or behave violently)
▪ Unemployment has provoked widespread civil unrest.
industrial conflict/dispute/unrest (=disagreement between workers and their employers)
▪ Last year 1.3 million workers took part in industrial disputes.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
civil
▪ The loss of revenue from areas of the country affected by civil unrest had also contributed to the deficit.
▪ If there was civil unrest, they said, it would be the responsibility of the attorney-general, Janet Reno.
▪ Urban violence and civil unrest were mushrooming like small bombs threatening to blow up the machine from within.
▪ The civil unrest was not his department.
▪ Religious dissent is, indeed, one source of civil unrest.
▪ There was increased military representation, reflecting the leadership's concern that economic reforms might lead to civil unrest.
▪ So long as we're mainly dependent upon oil, the possibility of high prices and ensuing civil unrest will always exist.
growing
▪ Each of the prospective parliamentary candidates for Orkney and Shetland added their voices to the growing storm of unrest.
▪ The call followed growing public unrest with several confrontations between the trade union movement and the government.
▪ The shaman was still determined to resist and encouraged the growing unrest among the warriors.
▪ In particular many pointed to growing social unrest, crime and unemployment caused in part by the government's structural adjustment policies.
▪ There was a growing unrest among the younger residents.
industrial
▪ In the face of mounting political and industrial unrest, Asquith may have been anxious to head-off further confrontation with feminists.
▪ Nor was Baldwin troubled with the industrial unrest which culminated in the General Strike during his first administration.
▪ Mr Howard painted a picture of industrial unrest under Labour rivalling the worst days of the 1970s.
▪ The brutalising environment that ferments prison disorder also stimulates industrial unrest among prison officers.
▪ Such jealousies may lead to valued career-move expatriates and/or fixed-term contract workers failing in their postings or result in local industrial unrest.
▪ This contributed to the notable growth in trade union membership from 1902 and the industrial unrest of 1910 to 1914.
▪ Mounting industrial unrest gave the party new heart after internal disputes over incomes policy, immigration, Rhodesia, and much else.
▪ And yet until the outbreak of widescale industrial unrest in the late 1880s, this class remained passive.
internal
▪ Thus, internal unrest once again threatened Barbarossa's concept of the great design.
political
▪ In the face of mounting political and industrial unrest, Asquith may have been anxious to head-off further confrontation with feminists.
▪ This paper underlines the importance of maintaining a functional health care system even during times of political change and unrest.
▪ Mr Schulz's associates said the cartoonist captured the anxiety of an age underscored by evolving social and political unrest.
▪ In times of political unrest, the danger that extreme measures will be taken increases.
▪ During the political unrest of Edward II's reign, Eastry sought to restore tranquillity to the realm.
popular
▪ Meanwhile it was crucial to prevent popular unrest from spilling over into a major social and political crisis.
▪ The new Constitution was adopted following sustained popular unrest during 1987.
serious
▪ Kuchma, who was re-elected in 1999 for a five-year term, faces serious unrest.
▪ There was serious unrest in the occupied territories on Dec. 12-13.
▪ In September and October 1985 serious urban unrest again became the focus of popular attention.
social
▪ This creates political instability and chronic social unrest.
▪ They themselves face the threat of social unrest over the coming factory closures.
▪ The resultant social unrest was highlighted by episodes of looting of supermarkets.
▪ The consequence of this might eventually be rising unemployment and social unrest.
▪ Mr Schulz's associates said the cartoonist captured the anxiety of an age underscored by evolving social and political unrest.
▪ There is no opinion poll mechanism for measuring the scale of social unrest.
▪ In 1921 the government was clearly still fearful of social unrest.
▪ It would probably be too slow to bring the hope now needed to avoid social unrest and possible collapse.
urban
▪ After providing a brief overview of the chronology of urban unrest during the 1980s, the chapter concentrates on two main themes.
▪ Fearing urban unrest, the government holds grain prices down to levels that make it unattractive to farm.
▪ Conversely, throughout this period Government Ministers strenuously denied that unemployment and social deprivation were significant causes of urban unrest.
▪ The auguries for such reforms are not good, and further urban unrest remains in prospect.
▪ In September and October 1985 serious urban unrest again became the focus of popular attention.
widespread
▪ The moves towards democratization had been precipitated by widespread unrest, focusing particularly on economic grievances.
▪ The raising of fuel prices by 36 percent in June had led to widespread unrest.
■ NOUN
labour
▪ During June there was increasing labour unrest.
▪ The labour unrest and factory takeovers of 1968, for instance, evinced echoes of earlier syndicalist strategies.
▪ The wave of labour unrest coincided with falling share prices and increasing demonstrations by students in Seoul and other cities.
▪ Outsiders point to the potential for labour unrest.
▪ Yoshida stressed that labour unrest must be diminished so that trade unions and workers understood their responsibilities as well as their rights.
▪ In a country accustomed to a dozy social peace the prospect of weekly demonstrations and labour unrest fills many voters with alarm.
▪ Machungo and other government members met trade union officials and management representatives on Feb. 2 to discuss the labour unrest.
▪ They found further fuel for their opposition in an outburst of labour unrest in 1937-8.
peasant
▪ They reacted, in particular, to the upsurge in proletarian and, from the turn of the century, peasant unrest.
▪ The explanations which they offer for continuing peasant unrest, however, run counter to important aspects of the Soviet explanation.
▪ But for his weakness and vacillation, peasant unrest and working-class militancy could have been kept in check by efficient and unwavering repression.
▪ The precise part played by peasant unrest in the genesis and character of the reform has long been hotly disputed.
▪ In addition, peasant unrest in areas where there was significant private landholding had reached serious proportions by May.
student
▪ The student unrest of 1988 needs to be addressed next.
▪ In the late 1960s and early 1970s anti-war demonstrations, student unrest and draft-dodging became commonplace in Hollywood films.
▪ Such isolated incidents of student unrest rapidly became a mass movement.
▪ This, and the growth of student unrest, finally killed off all hopes of establishing a university in the town.
▪ President Roh Tae Woo denounced the assault on Chung and called for a crackdown on student unrest.
■ VERB
cause
▪ The tensions generated by the Gulf war have not caused as much unrest as December's strikes and riots.
▪ He created two competing monopolies which are causing considerable unrest within the industry.
▪ A defector was quoted in January as saying that hunger had even caused unrest in the army.
lead
▪ The raising of fuel prices by 36 percent in June had led to widespread unrest.
▪ There was increased military representation, reflecting the leadership's concern that economic reforms might lead to civil unrest.
▪ In their existing forms, reforms looked likely to lead to social unrest and further disturbances.
provoke
▪ A badly-worked free kick, which saw McAllister over-hit an attempted pass to Collins, provoked audible unrest in the stands.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ a wave of nation-wide strikes and industrial unrest
▪ For several weeks students at the university have been in a state of unrest.
▪ In the unrest since January, 103 people have died.
▪ Shortages in food have added to the growing unrest in the capitol.
▪ The Foreign Office is advising people not to travel to the area, because of civil unrest.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ And yet there seemed no cause for unrest.
▪ The unrest then spread to secondary schools in Conakry.
▪ The government blamed the unrest on the activities of several small left-wing groups intent on creating general instability.
▪ The labour unrest and factory takeovers of 1968, for instance, evinced echoes of earlier syndicalist strategies.
▪ There is a certain amount of evidence to suggest that local Tory leaders played a part in inciting the unrest.
▪ They were ready for a little labor unrest.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Unrest

Unrest \Un*rest"\, n. Want of rest or repose; unquietness; sleeplessness; uneasiness; disquietude.

Is this, quoth she, the cause of your unrest!
--Chaucer.

Can calm despair and wild unrest Be tenants of a single breast?
--Tennyson.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
unrest

mid-14c., from un- (1) "not" + rest (n.). Similar formation in West Frisian onrest, Middle Low German unreste, German unrast, Middle Dutch onruste.

Wiktionary
unrest

n. A state of trouble, confusion and turbulence, especially in a political context; a time of riots, demonstrations and protests.

WordNet
unrest

  1. n. a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced a new leadership"; "social unrest" [syn: agitation, ferment, fermentation]

  2. a feeling of restless agitation

Wikipedia
Unrest (band)

Unrest is an indie rock band from the Washington, D.C. area. It was one of Mark Robinson's projects for what would eventually become the TeenBeat label, also created by Mark while in high school. Developing from an experimental approach of never playing the same song twice, earlier material seemed to be influenced by everything from punk to funk to Ennio Morricone. Original members Mark (guitar) and drummer Phil Krauth were joined by Bridget Cross on bass in 1990 and their sound evolved into a minimalist but lively kind of pop. The two full length albums released with this line up, 1992's Imperial f.f.r.r. and 1993's Perfect Teeth (distributed by the influential British label 4AD Records1) featured finely crafted pop songs interspersed with strange avant-garde percussive and sonic tracks (sometimes featuring nothing but white noise, beeps or sirens). EPs released around the same time period reveal an even more pronounced gap between pop and experimental elements. The group broke up in 1994 with Phil pursuing a solo career and Mark and Bridget continued for a time as Air Miami, which released two singles and one album, me me me. Since Air Miami's demise in the mid '90s, Mark has continued to release various solo projects, as well as albums with his bands Cotton Candy and Flin Flon, and continues to run the TeenBeat label as well.

On February 24, 2005, Unrest played a one-time reunion show at Washington, D.C.'s Black Cat club as a part of the TeenBeat Records 20th anniversary celebration. Also appearing were Eggs, +/-, True Love Always, The Fontaine Toups, and Jonny Cohen.

On April 22, 2008, Teenbeat released an album by Bridget Cross under the alias Maybe It's Reno. The self-titled album features Robinson and Krauth on the first seven tracks, almost equating this project to another reunion of Unrest, though this time, all of the songs are written by Cross and she also performs all of the vocals.

Unrest reunited again for a small east coast tour in July 2010.

Unrest

Unrest (also called disaffection) is a sociological phenomenon, for instance:

  • Industrial unrest
  • Labor unrest
  • Rebellion
  • Riot
  • Civil unrest
Unrest (Henry Cow album)

Unrest is an album by British avant-rock group Henry Cow, recorded at Virgin Records' Manor studios in February and March 1974. It was their second album and was released in May 1974. It was their first album including oboe and bassoon player Lindsay Cooper, who replaced saxophonist Geoff Leigh.

The album was dedicated to Robert Wyatt and Uli Trepte.

Unrest (Erlend Øye album)

Unrest is the debut solo album from Kings of Convenience and The Whitest Boy Alive singer Erlend Øye, released by the record label Astralwerks in 2003. Each track on the record was recorded in a different city.

Unrest (disambiguation)

Unrest is a social disturbance.

Unrest may also refer to:

  • Unrest (band), an American indie rock band
  • Unrest (Henry Cow album), 1974
  • Unrest (Erlend Øye album)
  • Unrest (film), a 2006 independent horror film directed by Jason Todd Ipson
  • Unrest (video game), a 2014 role-playing video game
  • "Unrest", a 2010 song by Parkway Drive from Deep Blue
Unrest (film)

Unrest is an independent horror film. It was shown at the horror film festival 8 Films To Die For during the 2006 fall season.

At the 2006 International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival it was awarded Best Picture for Horror, and the lead actress, Corri English, won Best Actress.

Unrest (video game)

Unrest is a role-playing video game created by the independent development studio Pyrodactyl Games (based in Jaipur, India). The game is notable for being one of the first commercial cRPG to take place in Ancient India. The game was released on Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux platforms on July 23, 2014.

Unrest (Unrest album)

Unrest is the eponymously titled debut studio album of Washington, D.C. Indie band Unrest, released on May 1, 1985 by TeenBeat Records.

Usage examples of "unrest".

SPIRIT OF THE YEARS A hot ado goes forward here to-day, If I may read the Immanent Intent From signs and tokens blent With weird unrest along the firmament Of causal coils in passionate display.

Maintainer who brought us blankets whether there had been any unrest on Bottommost concerning the messenger of the Boundless.

The resulting social and political unrest - coupled with violent, though typically impotent, protests against the war, America and the political leadership - is unlikely to convince panicky tottering regimes to offer greater political openness and participatory democracy.

The congressional and state elections of 1894 revealed the unstable equilibrium of parties, and at the same time the total Populist vote of nearly a million and a half reflected the increasing popular unrest.

Outside the air free of smoke and the moisture of exhaled breath smote Prew like cold water and he inhaled deeply, suddenly awake again, then let it out, trying to let out with it the weary tired unrest that was urging him to go back.

But the same quenchless fever of unrest That thrilled the foremost of that martyred throng Thrilled me, and I awoke .

The meeting of its consciousness with the alienated mournful faces of things, with the hostile retributive forces of things, produces unrest and suffering with the same natural necessity that the meeting of certain chemical substances deposits poison and bitterness.

The soul of a nation distrest Is aflame, And heaving with eager unrest In its aim To assert its old prowess, and stouten its chronicled fame!

But when the dumb unrest grows into conscious expression and becomes almost universal, it necessarily affects all phases of human thought and action, and seeks its individual and social expression in the gradual transvaluation of existing values.

Exhausted he was, nerveless, weak, but this apathy was still invaded from time to time with fierce incursions of a spirit of unrest and revolt, reactions, momentary returns of the blind, undirected energy that at one time had prompted him to a vast desire to acquit himself of some terrible deed of readjustment, just what, he could not say, some terrifying martyrdom, some awe-inspiring immolation, consummate, incisive, conclusive.

At the moment the two Gauls were the consular provinces, due to unrest in the further province among the Allobroges, the Aedui and the Sequani.

The seething unrest which found expression in the rebellion of the knights, of the peasants and of the Anabaptists at Muenster, has been described.

Governor with keeping an ear to the ground, as it were, in the backcountry, for signs of unrest.

When there was unrest in the air, Barba Jannis was the first to scent it.

The Rule of Ten believe the Tovieti are responsible for all the unrest along the borders of late.