unrest

unrest
noun
ADJECTIVE
great, serious
violent
widespread

There was widespread industrial unrest in the north.

domestic, internal

The incident led to domestic unrest in the cities.

popular, public
growing, mounting
further

The murder of a boy by police sparked further unrest in the occupied zone.

civil, economic, ethnic, industrial, labour/labor, political, racial, social
peasant, student
… OF UNREST
period, wave

The increase in fees sparked a new wave of student unrest.

state
VERB + UNREST
cause, create, foment, provoke, spark, spark off, stir up (esp. BrE), trigger
deal with, quell

The government's attempts to quell serious popular unrest led to civil war.

PREPOSITION
during (the) unrest

Many businesses were looted during the unrest.

unrest among

a wave of democratic unrest among the masses

unrest over

growing unrest over pay levels


Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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