unquietness

noun

Definition of unquietnessnext
as in turmoil
a disturbed or uneasy state on the morning of his first day of school, the kindergartner exhibited an unquietness that his parents tried to soothe by offering words of encouragement

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  1. turmoil
  2. unrest
  3. excitement
Noun
  • Happy Thanksgiving to all! — Steve Daniels, editorial board member This year has been filled with election turmoil and other big news events.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Gottheimer is part of a group of congressional Jewish Democrats who found a rare area of bipartisan agreement in criticizing college administrators amid the campus turmoil prompted by the Israel-Hamas war.
    Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of turmoil
Noun
  • These results are understandable, given recent worldwide unrest and the economic uncertainty associated with layoffs across multiple industries.
    Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
  • India's Sensex climbed 1.1 percent despite domestic political unrest.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of unrest
Noun
  • Fans immediately flooded the comments with excitement.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
  • While a race initially came to be in 1982 within the confines of a parking lot at Caesars Palace, its revival in 2023 brought a resurgence of interest and excitement to the Formula 1 calendar.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of excitement
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