unrest

unrest — noun

1. a situation in which many people in a country or area are angry and show it publ

1.名詞B2
釋義

a situation in which many people in a country or area are angry and show it publicly through protests, strikes, or sometimes violent actions, usually because they disagree with the government or with another group of people

例句

The capital saw months of political unrest after the election results were delayed.

collocation: political unrest

Rising fuel prices led to widespread civil unrest, with protesters blocking major roads.

collocation: civil unrest

同義詞
  • turmoil

    suggests confusion and disorder, often more intense than unrest

  • upheaval

    implies a sudden and dramatic change that disrupts normal life

  • disturbance

    a more localised or shorter-lived disruption; less political in tone

  • discontent

    refers to the feeling of dissatisfaction rather than the public actions it causes

反義詞
  • peace

    a state of calm and order, the opposite of public unrest

  • stability

    a steady and unchanging social or political condition

  • calm

    the absence of agitation or disturbance in a community

文法句型

adjective + unrest

unrest + verb (spreads, grows, erupts, breaks out)

there is/was unrest (somewhere)

period / wave / outbreak of unrest

用法筆記

Unrest is an uncountable noun and is never used in the plural (no 'unrests'). It is most common in news reporting, political commentary, and formal discussions about public order. The word nearly always refers to a group or societal condition, not an individual's emotional state.

常見錯誤

❌The country experienced several unrests last year.
✅The country experienced several periods of unrest last year.
💡Unrest is uncountable and cannot take a plural form.
❌He felt a deep unrest about his job.
✅There was growing unrest among factory workers about the pay cuts.
💡Unrest refers to public/social discontent, not personal anxiety.