unrest

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BrE /ʌnrɛst/ AmE /ʌnrɛst/

noun en → es

1 DISTURBANCE [uncountable] B1

a situation in which people are angry and upset, often because of unfair treatment or bad conditions, and they protest or fight against the government or other authority

inquietud, disturbio, agitación

  • there is unrest in a place

Collocations social unrest · political unrest

  • There was widespread unrest among the workers.

    Había una gran inquietud entre los trabajadores.

2 UNREST [uncountable] B2

a period of time when people are angry and upset, often because of unfair treatment or bad conditions, and they protest or fight against the government or other authority

inquietud, disturbio, agitación

  • a period of unrest

Collocations periods of unrest · waves of unrest

  • The country has experienced several periods of unrest.

    El país ha vivido varios períodos de inquietud.