Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with unrest in American Collocation
unrest noununcountableWhat are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US/ʌnˈrest/
involving many people
considerable
great
massive
serious
widespread
In many parts of the country there was widespread unrest as rival armies fought for supremacy.
becoming more serious
growing
increasing
Despite growing unrest, the presidential elections were relatively peaceful and fair.
violent
violent
Violent unrest necessitated the evacuation of embasssy employees.
types of unrest
civil
general
industrial
internal
political
popular
public
racial
religious
social
urban
Social unrest brought chaos to the country.
cause unrest
cause
create
foment
fuel
lead to
provoke
spark
The news of Eluay’s death sparked unrest in his home town.
stop unrest
deal with
quell
The government agreed to provide 700–800 soldiers to quell the unrest .
cause
outbreak
period
state
wave
The rail industry is already suffering the worst wave of industrial unrest since the 1980s.
conflict
instability
riot
tension
violence
war
By 1995 it was estimated that 1,500 people had been killed in the violence and unrest.