unrest
1. a state of agitation or turbulent change or development (Freq. 1) - the political ferment produced new leadership - social unrest • Syn: agitation, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness • Derivationally related forms: tempestuous (for: tempestuousness), ferment (for: fermentation) • Hypernyms: turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang 2. a feeling of restless agitation • Hypernyms: agitation
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