unrest

Phrases
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Decades   later political   unrest   in   the   kingdoms   of  Elemen  turned into   bloody
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  civil war .

Des décennies plus tard, les troubles politiques dans les royaumes d'Ememen se sont transformés en guerre civile sanglante.

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (uncountable, usually) A state of trouble, confusion and turbulence, especially in a political context; a time of riots, demonstrations and protests.
  2. (uncountable, usually) Something that troubles or confuses; that which causes unrest.

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Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ʌnˈɹɛst/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

From Middle English unreste, equivalent to un- + rest. Cognate with West Frisian ûnrêst (“unrest”), Dutch onrust (“unrest”), German Low German Unrüst (“unrest”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Uunraue (“unrest”), German Unruhe (“unrest”), Danish uro (“unrest”), Swedish oro (“unrest”), Icelandic órói (“unrest”). Compare also Old English orrest (“battle”), Old Norse orrosta, orresta (“battle”).

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